ANALYSIS OF A2 LEVEL READING EXERCISES ON THE SITE WWW.DEUTSCHLERNERBLOG.DE

Abstract

There are four skills to be mastered in foreign language teaching. One of them is reading comprehension. To improve reading comprehension, the learners can use the learning resources. There are different types of learning resources; one of the examples is a website. A website is very suitable for learners because they can use it easily and freely. There are many learning portals where learners can learn German for free. An example is the learning portal www.deutschlernerblog.de. This study focuses on A2 level reading exercises on the website www.deutschlernerblog.de. The investigation aims to find out: 1) the types of A2 level reading exercises on the website www.deutschlernerblog.de, 2) the steps to take A2 level reading exercises, 3) the suitability of A2 level reading exercises on the website www.deutschlernerblog.de with the Kriterienkatalog für Internet-Lernmaterial Deutsch als Fremdsprache. The method of investigation used is the analytical method. The theory used to analyze the types of reading exercises on this site is Grotjahn's theory. The results of this investigation are as follows: 1) The A2 level reading exercises on the website www.deutschlernerblog.de offer two types of reading exercises. These are half-open tasks and closed tasks. The form of the half-open tasks is fill-in-the-blank, and the closed tasks are multiple choice, right or wrong, and assignment tasks; 2) The A2 level reading exercises have different steps for each exercise type, but multiple choice and right or wrong types have the same steps. Each form of exercise has the same initial step that the learners need to provide a brief explanation of the text; 3) The A2 level reading exercises on the website www.deutschlernerblog.de fulfills the six criteria of the Kriterienkatalog für Internet-Lernmaterial Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Based on the above findings, it is recommended that learners use this website as a learning resource to improve their reading skills through reading exercises. Teachers should also look for some types of exercise not offered on this website, such as open tasks.

Keywords: reading exercises, www.deutschlernerblog.de, Kriterienkatalog für Internet-Lernmaterial Deutsch als Fremdsprache