ERIC Number: EJ1288332
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 15
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The Effect of Timing of Pre-Reading Activities on High Intermediate EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, v17 spec iss 2 p702-716 2021
This study was carried on for the purpose of comparing EFL learners' reading comprehension skill before and after the execution of timing different types of pre-reading activities. To do so, 54 high intermediate EFL learners who were within the age range of 15-24 were asked to participate in the study. A quasi-experimental design was adopted and it was found that after applying the pre-reading activities the participants of the experimental group who were given some time to process the information given in the pre-reading activities before reading a text performed better in the post-test when balanced the differences with the presenting of the participants in the control group who were asked to start the reading task immediately after fulfilling the pre-reading activities. The researchers utilized Paired and independent samples t-tests to analyze the gathered data and find the answers to the posed research question. Based on the findings, although both groups showed improvement in the post-test more probably due to the outcome of pre-reading activities, the superior performance of the experimental group leads to the conclusion that timing these activities can assess the learners' information processing before actually applying them in the reading process.
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Activities, Pretests Posttests, Foreign Countries, Time Factors (Learning), Brainstorming, Vocabulary Development
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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