scholarly journals The More, the Better? Effects of Multiple Modalities on EFL Listening and Reading Comprehension

STEM Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-45
Author(s):  
Na-Young Kim
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Modality Effects ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

This study explores the effectiveness of multimedia modalities by comparing the effects of the use of different modality modes on EFL comprehension. The experiment was conducted during the 2020 academic year. The participants were 186 college EFL students who were selected from six intact classes at a university in Korea. They were divided into six groups at random and received the treatment depending on their experimental conditions: text-only (TO), audio-only (AO), text-picture (TP), audio-picture (AP), text-audio (TA), and text-audio-picture (TAP). For five weeks, all participants read, listened to, or both read and listened to the fairy tales with or without pictures in class. To test the modality effects, the TOEIC-based listening and reading pre- and post-tests were carried out. The whole data collected were analyzed with SPSS version 20 software. The study found that using different modalities in classes plays a beneficial role in increasing comprehension skills. TP, AP, and TA groups improved their listening skills while TO, TP, and TA groups increased their reading skills at a significance level of .05. Statistically significant group differences were also found based on experimental conditions in both listening and reading comprehension skills. Pedagogical implications and suggestions are discussed at the end.

scholarly journals Enhancing Reading Skills for Saudi Secondary School Students through Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL): An Experimental Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammed Salim Keezhatta ◽  
Abdulfattah Omar
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills ◽  
Experimental Group

This study addresses the issue of integrating mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) systems into L2 reading instruction in the Saudi secondary schools in order to improve the reading comprehension skills of struggling EFL students. The focus is to find out whether students’ language performance is accelerated by using MALL together with teacher instruction versus conventional instruction alone. In order to assess the effectiveness of MALL systems and activities in improving reading comprehension skills in EFL contexts, an experimental study was carried out where 120 participants of grade ten students in four public secondary school of Riyadh District in Saudi Arabia were randomly divided into two groups: experiment and control. Reading skills of the participants’ were measured by pre-test and post-test by a panel of three national experts. The comparison between the experimental group and the control group pinpoint that MALL materials and systems improve reading comprehension skill among EFL students. The findings indicate clearly that there was a significant difference between MALL users and nonusers in favour of the experimental group (p < .05). It can be then generalized that MALL systems and applications in general provide a motivating learning environment for teaching reading which has its positive implications on improving the reading skills of students.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of The Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) and Preview Question Read Reflect Recite Review (PQ4R) on Reading Comphrehension Skill

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asih Wahyuningsih ◽  
Mivtha Citraningrum
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

This research aims to describe the effectiveness of the CIRC and PQ4R models on the reading comprehension skills of the fifth semester students of the PGSD study program. This study uses quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest nonequivalent group design. This study used two experimental groups and one control group. The population of this study was the fifth semester students of PGSD Study Program. Sampling is done using a simple random sampling technique. To determine the effectiveness of learning CIRC and PQ4R, the data were analyzed using t-test and anava. The results of this study indicate that CIRC learning is effective in learning reading skills understanding of the fifth semester of PGSD Study Program with a significant level of 0.006 <0.05. PQ4R learning is effective in learning reading comprehension skills in students in the fifth grade of elementary school with a significant level showing 0,000 <0,05. The difference in CIRC and PQ4R learning is effective in reading skills. The fifth semester students of PGSD study program with a significance level of 0,000 <0,05. CIRC learning model, PQ4R, reading comprehension

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Listening Comprehension and Reading Comprehension: Implications for Reading Aloud and Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-73
Author(s):  
Eleanor B. Howe
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
School Students ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Indirect Teaching Methods ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

This paper describes the listening and reading comprehension skills of elementary school students, presents a classroom action research project that concludes that listening skills may transfer to reading skills, and recommends indirect teaching methods to enhance listening comprehension and learning during story hour. The study was designed to test whether instruction in three listening comprehension skills improved reading comprehension using those same skills. The recommended generic lesson plan for story hour is based on theory and research in listening and reading comprehension as well as the suggestions of teachers and librarians. It can be used by teachers, public librarians, school librarians, and parents.

scholarly journals EFL Reading Comprehension Assessment: Some Grassroots’ Voices

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-324
Author(s):  
Lilik Ulfiati
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills ◽  
Academic Year

This small scale case study analyses one of the most debated parts in the field of teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL); and that is, the teachers and students’ perceptions and beliefs of EFL reading comprehension assessment at a major university in Indonesia. The research study involved, randomly selected five EFL teachers and ninety-six EFL students between the period of January and May in Academic Year 2017/2018. Twenty-item Likert scale questionnaires were distributed to the students. Moreover, semi-structured interviewed was done to collect the data from the teachers. Data analysis using descriptive qualitative methods indicate that EFL students need detailed elaboration of their reading practices in answering comprehension questions. Informing their reading results or scores only does not help them very much to practice the reading comprehension skills needed to comprehend the texts. Furthermore, the data indicate that EFL teachers encounter obstacles when they monitor various reading tasks and activities are benefit the students. They tended to assess the students’ reading comprehension based on the final correct answers achieved at the end of exercises.

Developing EFL Students’ Reading Comprehension and Reading Engagement: Effects of a Proposed Instructional Strategy

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Safaa M. Abdelhalim
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Reading Engagement ◽  
Habits Of Mind ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reading Practice ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

This study investigates the effectiveness of a proposed instructional strategy based on habits of mind and shared inquiry in developing reading comprehension and reading engagement among EFL learners at a KSA university. Integral to the study was the use of two main instruments: reading comprehension test and reading engagement survey. The experimental group received reading strategy and reading engagement training activities in addition to general reading practice, while the control group focused only on developing general reading comprehension skills. The data, coded in terms of a range of measures of literal, inferential, and critical reading skills as well as reading engagement, were subjected to t-tests. The results indicate that after the intervention, although some reading comprehension gains were achieved by the CG, the EG achieved higher levels in reading comprehension skills and engagement. Thus, findings revealed support for the proposed strategy. The findings have significant implications for EFL pedagogy, highlighting the effective impact of strategy based instruction on development of reading comprehension.

EXPLORING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN PAPER TEXT AND SCREEN TEXT

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Despina Vasileva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Electronic Text ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Gaze Tracking ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

The article presents a comparative study of reading comprehension skills in students aged 12–13 years. The perception of text on paper and on electronic media is monitored. The experiment was performed under four experimental conditions – reading on paper (the time is not limited), reading on electronic text (the time is not limited), reading on electronic media with fast and slow slide exposition (the time is limited). In the first experimental condition a gaze tracking system (Eye Tracking) was used to trace the mechanism of text perception. In each of the experimental conditions the reading comprehension is monitored with a comprehension questionnaire. The results of the experiment show that when reading text up to one page there is no difference in the levels of reading comprehension on paper and on electronic text. Some features of the participants’ reading style were also traced, describing similar experiments conducted using a gaze tracking system.

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