An Investigation of the Intervention of Zimmerman & Hutchin’s (2003) Information Synthesization vs. Visualization on Iranian Undergraduate ESP Accounting Learners’ Reading Comprehension Achievement Across Gender

Sheikhpour Ahandani, Somayeh; Khodareza, Mohammad Reza

doi:10.22049/jalda.2020.26730.1160

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ PhD Candidate in TEFL, Department of English, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

² Assistant Professor of TEFL, Department of English, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26730.1160

Abstract

This study investigated the intervention of Zimmerman & Hutchins (2003) Information Synthesization vs. Visualization on Iranian Undergraduate ESP (Accounting) learners’ reading comprehension achievement across gender. 120 ESP University students majoring in Accounting in Iran participated in this study and were assigned to 4 homogeneous groups, 30 male and 30 female students in experimental groups, 30 male and 30 female students in comparison groups. An ESP reading comprehension administered to all participants as a pre-test showed that 4 groups were not significantly different in ESP reading comprehension ability. For treatment, Accounting reading comprehension passages were taught through focusing on Information Synthesization strategy in the experimental group and in the comparison groups it was taught through focusing on Visualization strategy. At the end of the treatment, the post-test was administered. The results revealed that Information Synthesization had more effect on improving the students’ ESP reading comprehension ability than Visualization, and also gender does not interact with ESP reading comprehension ability of the participants.

Keywords

20.1001.1.2383591.2020.8.1.8.2

Main Subjects

ESP/EAP

Article Title [Persian]

بررسی اثربخشی ترکیب اطلاعات در مقایسه با تصویرسازی (زیمرمان و هاچینز، 2003) بر پیشرفت زبان تخصصی دانشجویان کارشناسی حسابداری با لحاظ جنسیت

Authors [Persian]

سمیه شیخ پورآهندانی ¹
محمد رضا خددارضا ²

¹ دانشجوی دکتری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تنکابن

² دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تنکابن

Abstract [Persian]

این تحقیق به بررسی اثربخشی ترکیب اطلاعات در مقایسه با تصویرسازی (زیمرمان و هاچینز، 2003) بر پیشرفت زبان تخصصی دانشجویان کارشناسی حسابداری با لحاظ جنسیت پرداخته است. 120 دانشجوی رشته حسابداری در ایران در این تحقیق مشارکت داشتند که به 4 گروه همگن 30 مذکر و 30 مونث در گروه آزمایش و 30 مذکر و30 مونث در گروه دیگر تقسیم شدند. پیش آزمون به عمل آمده نشان داد که 4 گروه تفاوت چشمگیری در درک مطلب متون تخصصی نداشتند. در 2 گروه آزمایشی اول، متون تخصصی با کمک روش ترکیب اطلاعات و در 2 گروه مقایسه، به کمک تصویرسازی تدریس شد. در پایان، پس آزمون به عمل آمد و نتیجه بدست آمده نشان داد که ترکیب اطلاعات تاثیر بیشتری در افزایش توانایی درک مطلب متون تخصصی داشت؛ اما با درنظرگرفتن جنس مونث و مذکر هیچ تفاوت معناداری در سطح درک مطلب متون تخصصی وجود نداشت.

Keywords [Persian]

درک مطلب متون انگلیسی
انگلیسی برای اهداف ویژه
تصویرسازی
اثربخشی ترکیب اطلاعات
خواندن مبنی بر استراتژی

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An Investigation of the Intervention of Zimmerman & Hutchin’s (2003) Information Synthesization vs. Visualization on Iranian Undergraduate ESP Accounting Learners’ Reading Comprehension Achievement Across Gender

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Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 15April 2020Pages 93-109

Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 15
April 2020
Pages 93-109