چکیده:
The present study investigated the effect of practicing domestic vs. foreign
newspaper on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ reading comprehension
ability. The main question this study tried to answer was whether or not
practicing domestic vs. foreign newspaper has any effect on Iranian
Intermediate EFL Learners’ reading comprehension ability. To answer this
question, 45 Iranian learners were selected via administering an OPT test
with the criteria of at least 1 standard deviation below and above the mean
of the Oral Proficiency Test (OPT). Reading section of Reading Practice Test
was used as the OPT. It consists of 19 items. It takes approximately 25
minutes to complete the reading test. Learners were studying in three
intermediate classes in Simin Institute of Ramsar, Iran. The participants were
all female and ranged in age from 17 to 19. They were divided into three
groups of 15 (N=15)ː two experimental groups and a control group. A pretest
of reading comprehension was administered to the three groups. The first
experimental group was treated by teaching reading comprehension plus
domestic newspaper; the second experimental group was treated by teaching
reading comprehension plus foreign newspaper and the control group was
treated by a placebo. Finally; after 10 sessions, a posttest of reading
comprehension was administered to three groups. One-Way ANOVA and
Paired Sample were used to analyze the obtained data. The results of One-
Way ANOVA and Paired Sample indicated that the participants’ practicing
domestic vs. foreign newspaper had effect on Iranian Intermediate EFL
Learners’ reading comprehension ability.
خلاصه ماشینی:
1. 1 Statement of the Problem Based on the limitation of the study, the researcher formulates the problem of the study as follows: How far does practicing domestic and foreign newspapers have an effect on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ reading comprehension ability?
com Volume 3, Number 2, June 2018 {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} Based on the findings of studies conducted by some Iranian researchers (Moradi, 1991; Varzegar, 1995), Iranian students are slow readers and don’t follow any techniques or procedures to read efficiently.
com Volume 3, Number 2, June 2018 {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} Reading instruction in which students are typically asked to activate their background knowledge about the topic of the text, review the vocabulary, read the text silently, and answer comprehension questions does not help students become strategic readers (Chamot & O’Malley, 1996).
4 Method of Analyzing Data The data obtained from testing the hypothesis of the study were analyzed via calculating One-way ANOVA among the post-test scores and Paired-Sample T-test between practicing domestic and foreign newspaper on reading comprehension ability of groups.
In line with the results of this study, one of the most important responsibilities of teachers , materials developers, and course designers is providing opportunities for a more effective and different uses of practicing English newspapers for a better teaching and learning of different skills and components of language.