ERIC Number: EJ1387440
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-0195
EISSN: EISSN-2332-7413
The Role of Content and Procedural Repetition in EFL Learners' Reading Performance
Kheirzadeh, Shiela; Malakootikhah, Maryam
Journal of College Reading and Learning, v53 n2 p131-147 2023
The present study aimed to investigate the role of procedural and content repetition in enhancing intermediate EFL learners' reading fluency (measured by reading rate) and comprehension. To this end, 45 intermediate EFL learners were recruited and randomly divided into three groups: procedural repetition (PR), content repetition (CR), and control group. Through adopting an experimental design, the data for reading comprehension and fluency were respectively collected by pre- and posttests of reading and the number of words read per minute and analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and paired-samples t-test. The findings demonstrated that content and procedural repetition improved EFL learners' reading comprehension, although procedural repetition was more effective. Nevertheless, repetition tasks could not improve the reading rate. Therefore, course designers, material developers, and language teachers are recommended to use procedural and content repetition to design and develop the reading tasks and activities or teach reading comprehension to EFL/ESL learners.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Repetition, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Reading Improvement, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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