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The Role of Guided Reading Method in Reading Comprehension Improvement of Iranian Oil and Gas Industry Engineers

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Associate Professor, Multimedia Faculty, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7609-884X

2 M.A. in TEFL, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0974-2361

Abstract

One of the necessities of learning foreign languages is reading comprehension, particularly for adult learners. Also, reading interest of learners would be developed considering the time spent to learn different literacy. The current research aimed at exploring it as a contributing factor when learners are engaged to comprehend and read. The present empirical work was conducted to describe the impact of reading interest and guided reading method on the learners’ reading comprehension. It was conducted in Bushehr province, Iran. In this study, there were 8 instructors and 140 EFL learners of oil and gas industry. The learners were placed into classes through Quick Placement Test. Research design was mixed method design. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were applied. To analyze the data, SPSS software was used and independent samples t-test was employed. The improvement of the experiment group’s post-test scores specified the effectiveness of guided reading method in comparison to explicit reading method. The unstructured interview characterized the instructors’ and learners’ experiences, discoveries, and feelings in using guided reading method. The findings could assist EFL instructors in selecting a method that can facilitate adult learners’ reading comprehension.

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Article Title [Persian]

نقش روش خواندن هدایت شده در بهبود درک مطلب مهندسین صنعت نفت و گاز ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • دکتر لیلا دوبختی 1
  • مهشید پناهی 2

1 دانشیار آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشکدۀ چندرسانه ای، دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز، تبریز، ایران

2 کارشناس ارشد آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه تبریز، تبریز، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

یکی از ضروریات یادگیری زبان­های خارجی، درک مطلب به خصوص برای زبان آموزان بزرگسال است. همچنین،  افزایش علاقه­مندی زبان­آموزان به خواندن با در نظر گرفتن زمان صرف شده برای یادگیری دانش­های مختلف خواهد بود. پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی درک مطلب به عنوان یک عامل کمک کننده در زمانی که زبان آموزان درگیر درک و خواندن هستند انجام پذیرفته است. کار تجربی حاضر با هدف توصیف تأثیر علاقه به خواندن و روش خواندن هدایت شده بر درک مطلب زبان آموزان انجام شد. این مطالعه در استان بوشهر در کشور ایران برگزار شد. در این پژوهش 8 مدرس و 140 زبان آموز زبان انگلیسی صنعت نفت و گاز حضور داشتند. زبان­آموزان از طریق آزمون قرارگیری سریع در کلاس­ها قرار گرفتند. طرح تحقیق به روش ترکیبی بود. روش تحقیق کمی و کیفی اعمال شده است. برای تجزیه و تحلیل داده­ها از نرم افزار و آزمون تی مستقل استفاده شد. بهبود نمرات پس­آزمون گروه مورد مطالعه، اثربخشی روش خواندن هدایت شده را در مقایسه با روش صریح مشخص کرد. مصاحبه بدون ساختار تجربیات، اکتشافات و احساسات مربیان و زبان­آموزان را در استفاده از روش خواندن هدایت شده بیان کرد. این یافته‌ها می­تواند به مربیان زبان انگلیسی در انتخاب روشی که درک مطلب زبان­آموزان بزرگسال را تسهیل بخشند کمک کند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • خواندن هدایت‌شده
  • درک مطلب
  • روش خواندن
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Journal of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature: Dynamics and Advances
Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 20
October 2022
Pages 53-70
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  • Receive Date: 28 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 16 July 2022
  • Accept Date: 25 September 2022
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