scholarly journals Intervention in teaching reading in a foreign language:

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 297-313
Author(s):  
Zdenka Gadušová ◽  
Martina Pavlíková ◽  
Romana Havettová
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Foreign Language Reading ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Comprehension Intervention

Aim. The paper presents partial results of research aimed at the development of foreign language reading comprehension using the specially developed intervention programme. Concept. The English Reading Comprehension Intervention Program has been developed within the research project Support for reading literacy in the mother tongue and foreign language. It consists of 10 intervention units and is based on 10 identified predictors, the conscious development of which contributes to students’ success in reading comprehension. Methodology. Assumptions presented in the paper are based on the cognitive theory of learning, identifying which cognitive processes precede the predictors with the greatest share of influence, and which higher cognitive processes follow them. Based on these scientific hypotheses and research results, we have determined the predictors positively influencing reading comprehension and worth intervening in the process of development of reading comprehension.Results and conclusions. In the paper, the English Reading Comprehension Intervention Program for B1 level of language proficiency is introduced, with both the content and methodology of its class application described. The predictors of divergent thinking and ambiguity tolerance are discussed in detail as the presented example of the intervention unit is focused on their development. Originality. While intervention programmes are not a new phenomenon, the recently developed reading comprehension intervention programmes for foreign languages are a valuable contribution to teaching foreign language reading comprehension in primary and secondary schools. They provide foreign language teachers with ready-made materials, which can be immediately used in their classes and will contribute to better learning results of their students.

scholarly journals An investigation of Chinese university EFL learner’s foreign language reading anxiety, reading strategy use and reading comprehension performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongshe Lu ◽  
Meihua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Reading Strategy ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Foreign Language Reading ◽  
Reading Anxiety

The present study explored the interrelations between foreign language (FL) reading anxiety, FL reading strategy use and their interactive effect on FL reading comprehension performance at the tertiary level in China. Analyses of the survey data collected from 1702 university students yielded the following results: (a) Both Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) and Foreign Language Reading Strategy Use Scale (FLRSUS) had important subcomponents, (b) more than half of the students generally did not feel anxious when reading English, and were confident in and satisfied with their English reading proficiency. Meanwhile, (c) more than half of them moderately used different types of reading strategies such as planning, checking and confirming, predicting and assessing, when reading English, (d) compared with their female peers, male students felt significantly more anxious when facing reading activities, less satisfied with their English reading proficiency, and used specific analyzing and planning strategies significantly less often during a reading activity, (e) FLRAS was significantly inversely related to FLRSUS, and both were significantly correlated with the students’ FL reading comprehension performance, and (f) FLRAS (overall FL reading anxiety), FLRAS1 (general anxiety about FL reading), and FLRSUS2 (predicting strategies) were good predictors of FL reading comprehension performance. Based on the findings, some implications are discussed.

scholarly journals The Comparative Effect of Spacing Instruction and Massed Instruction on Intermediate EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401881102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Namaziandost ◽  
Fariba Rahimi Esfahani ◽  
Arash Hashemifardnia
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Comparative Effect ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The Third ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Initial Session ◽  
English Reading Comprehension

This study compared the effects of spacing and massed instructions on Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ reading comprehension. To fulfill this objective, 50 Iranian participants were selected among 80 students based on the results of Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The intermediate selected participants were then randomly divided into two equal experimental groups; spacing group and massed group. Afterward, the researcher measured the participants’ English reading comprehension by administering a reading comprehension pretest. Then, five English texts from Active One Book were instructed to both experimental groups. In the massed class, each text was taught in an intensive 60-min session, whereas each text was taught to the spaced group in three short sessions (about 60 min in total). The first session lasted for 20 min; the second occurring 2 days after the initial session lasted 20 min; and the third session took 20 min and was held 2 days after the second session. After the instruction, a reading posttest was administered to the both groups and finally the data were analyzed by using paired and independent samples t tests. The obtained results indicated that there was a significant difference between the posttests of spacing and massed groups. The findings indicated that the spacing group significantly outperformed the massed group ( p < .05) on the posttest. The implications of this study can make the teachers aware that teaching through spaced intervals can provide better results than teaching through one massed session.

scholarly journals The Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DR-TA) and the Traditional Approach Using Tales of Virtue based on His Majesty the King’s Teaching Concepts in Seventh Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Rungruedee Chaemsai ◽  
Saowalak Rattanavich
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ethical Awareness ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
Directed Reading ◽  
Dependent Samples

<p>This study compares the English reading comprehension and ethical awareness of 7<sup>th</sup> grade students, when using either a directed reading-thinking activity (DR-TA), or a more traditional approach, involving tales of virtue based on His Majesty the King’s teaching concepts. A randomized control group pretest-posttest design was used for the study, and the data were analyzed using one-way MANOVA and t-tests for dependent samples. The results showed a significant difference in English reading comprehension, and ethical awareness of learning English reading, between both groups at .01 level. Students through the DR-TA method had significantly higher English reading comprehension, and increased ethical awareness, at the .01 level.</p>

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