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Download full textBahrami, Samaneh; Rahimy, Ramin – HOW, 2022
This study aimed to probe whether using the backward summary technique led to reading comprehension enhancement among non-English major university students at the Islamic Azad University of Babol, located in Babol city, in the North of Iran. 120 B.S. level nursing and microbiology students were randomly selected from a population of non-English…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkFakhri Alamdari, Ebrahim; Ghani, Fariborz – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
Motivation, a major contributor to the acquisition of language skills, can be promoted consciously through principled methods. This study investigated the impact of cooperative learning (CL) on foreign language (FL) learners' motivation in Iran. Both quantitative and qualitative measures were applied to pursue the aims of this study. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries
Rafiee Moghadam, Najmeh; Haddad Narafshan, Mehry; Anjomshoa, Leila – Journal of Environmental Education, 2022
Developing a sustainable world requires more than a team of sustainable development experts. It involves the work of students, teachers, material designers, and policymakers, whose efforts contribute to a more sustainable world. Hence, the focus of the present study was to examine the impact of a sustainable education on the reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Empathy, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Ghorbani Shemshadsara, Zahra; Ahour, Touran; Hadidi Tamjid, Nasrin – Cogent Education, 2019
Adopted innovative methodologies in teaching reading comprehension have been a topic of interest by reading scholars among which textual awareness raising seems to be effective in the reading classroom. Following this, the present study looked into the effect of reading instruction by raising the students' awareness of different expository text…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
Dehqan, Mahmood; Azizi, Danial Babajani; Miri, Fatemeh – MEXTESOL Journal, 2022
The present study sought to investigate the effects of meaning-focused input (MFI) and meaning-focused output (MFO) activities on willingness to communicate (WTC) of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. The study aimed at exploring learners' perceptions towards the efficacy of MFO and MFI activities for developing WTC. The participants of…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Safaie, Sepehr – Cogent Education, 2020
Reading comprehension is considered a salient source of input and an important language skill in English as Foreign Language (EFL) learning contexts. Moreover, connectors are regarded as main constituents of reading materials. Connectors refer to linguistic devices which provide cohesion in texts and thus are highly likely to contribute to the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Rahimzadeh, Leila; Gilakjani, Abbas Pourhosein – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2022
As an alternative solution to solve different reading comprehension problems in learning English as a foreign language (EFL), it is necessary to implement a blended learning model that combines both online and face-to-face (f2f) teaching modes. This study aimed at investigating the impact of blended learning on Iranian intermediate EFL learners'…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Tavakoli, Hossein; Lotfi, Ahmad Reza; Biria, Reza – Cogent Education, 2019
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been drawing researchers' and practitioners' interest since its early onset in the 1980s. In a task-based approach, students learn language by doing interesting, relevant, and hands-on pedagogic tasks that raise their interest and keep their involvement. The rich and still developing literature on TBLT is…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Instruction
Ghavamnia, Maedeh – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2022
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of instruction of self-regulatory strategies on the L2 reading comprehension of Iranian EFL learners on the one hand and improve the students' self-regulated learning on the other hand. In this research, the experimental group (N=35) received instruction on self-regulatory strategies whereas the…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Namaziandost, Ehsan; Nasri, Mehdi; Ziafar, Meisam – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2019
Considering the vital role of comprehensible input, this study attempted to compare the effects of input with various difficulty levels on Iranian EFL learners' reading comprehension and reading motivation. To fulfil this objective, 54 Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners were selected from two intact classes (n = 27 each). The selected…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Linguistic Input
Namaziandost, Ehsan; Dehkordi, Maryam Khodaverdian; Alipour, Poupak; Tilwani, Shouket Ahmad – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2020
This study investigated the impact of spaced and massed instruction on foreign language reading motivation and reading attitude among Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners. To fulfil this objective, 60 Iranian participants were chosen among 120 students based on the results of Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The selected pre-intermediate…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Reading Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Bahrami, Samaneh; Rahimy, Ramin – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2020
The present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of the analysis matrix, a type of graphic organizer, as a language improvement supportive attempt on fostering reading comprehension in an EFL academic context. The main question this study tried to answer was whether using this technique might enhance reading comprehension abilities among…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Reading Comprehension, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods
Mohebbi, Ahmadreza; Rahimi, Elaheh – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2019
The present study attempts to investigate Persian cultural conceptualizations (hereinafter CCs in the text) placed in the reading passages of the English textbooks published by one of the most prominent publishers in Iran. Employing the principles of critical literacy, together with the investigative framework of Cultural Linguistics, content…
Descriptors: Native Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Mahdizadeh, Molood; Aminafshar, Naeemeh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
Learning English is one of the most important activities around the world. Learning a language includes a number of skills and sub-skills. Reading is one of the skills of language learning, and it is the focus of the present study. Comprehension and speed are two main parts of the reading skill. The main aim of this study is to investigate the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pretests Posttests
Babapour, Maryam; Ahangari, Saeideh; Ahour, Touran – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Reading comprehension is a key skill that can influence the learning outcome and further language development. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two types of reading interventions, Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) and Shadow Reading (SHR), on EFL learners' reading comprehension across two proficiency levels. To…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
