Herazo Rivera, José DavidEspitia Altamiranda, Omis JohanaMejía Germán, Luz Karina2020-06-022020-06-022020-06-02https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/handle/ucordoba/2745Reading comprehension is a receptive skill that encompasses other linguistic features such as vocabulary and grammar in which the reader understands texts by decoding and visualizing meaning. Despite the complete curriculum of the public school Liceo La Pradera regarding reading in English lessons, students of a tenth-grade course remain in traditional activities that privilege students’ learning of grammatical knowledge, usually failing to arouse them to learn to read. Hence, students’ competence in reading is limited to understanding isolated words and related grammar structures. Considering this fact, this study sought to determine the characteristics of designing a blended EFL reading unit with DARTs and News in level articles for a group of 37 tenth-graders. Data was collected through an interview, a reading diagnostic task, a questionnaire, observations, and official documents. Findings of this study described the final planning of a reading unit based on the needs analysis as well as its process of creation. This study suggests that the effect of the application of such unit might vary according to the context is implemented.Acknowledgments……………………………………………………………………… IAbstract …………………………………………………………………………………. IIResumen…………………………………………………………………………………. III1.Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….12. Theoretical Framework…………………………………………………………………. 32.1 Conceptual framework………………………………………………………………….32.1.1 Reading comprehension………………………………………………………………32.1.1.1 Online reading………………………………………………………………………52.1.1.2 News reports……………………………………………………………………......62.1.2 Blended Learning..........................................................................................................72.1.3 Directed Activities Related to Texts (DARTs).............................................................92.1.4 News in Level..............................................................................................................102.2 Literature review.............................................................................................................113. Methodology.....................................................................................................................153.1 Type of study..................................................................................................................153.2 Context and participants.................................................................................................163.3. Data collection techniques.............................................................................................173.4 Data analysis...................................................................................................................193.4.1 Needs analysis..............................................................................................................204. Findings.............................................................................................................................224.1 Objectives of the unit......................................................................................................224.2 Performance indicators...................................................................................................254.3 Content............................................................................................................................284.4 Language skill.................................................................................................................304.5Methodology....................................................................................................................334.5.1 Activities......................................................................................................................364.6 Teaching materials..........................................................................................................394.7 Assessment......................................................................................................................415. Discussion.........................................................................................................................446. Conclusion.........................................................................................................................47REFERENCES......................................................................................................................49Appendix 1............................................................................................................................55Appendix 2............................................................................................................................56Appendix 3............................................................................................................................57Appendix 4............................................................................................................................59Appendix 5............................................................................................................................62Appendix 6............................................................................................................................65Appendix 7............................................................................................................................67application/pdfengCopyright Universidad de Córdoba, 2020Trabajo de grado - Pregradoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessAtribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0)Comprensión lectoraAprendizaje combinadoDARTsNews in levelReading comprehensionBlended iearningDARTsNews in level