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The Effect of Using Anticipation Guide Strategy on Iranian EFL Learners’ Comprehension of Culturally Unfamiliar Texts

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

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Title The Effect of Using Anticipation Guide Strategy on Iranian EFL Learners’ Comprehension of Culturally Unfamiliar Texts
 
Creator Roozkhoon, Mona; English Department, Faculty of Literature & Humanities,
Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandar Abbas , Iran
Samani, Elham Rahmani; English Department, Faculty of Literature & Humanities,
Islamic Azad University, Najaf Abad Branch, Najaf Abad, Iran
 
Description This study investigated the effect of employing anticipation guide as a prereading strategy on EFL learners’ comprehension. 40 intermediate female learners were participated in the present study. All participants were native speakers of Persian. They were divided into two groups: Group one (n=20) as the experimental group and group two (n=20) as the control one. The experimental group received treatments but control group did not receive any treatments. First, the participants were given a pretest to check their comprehension before the treatments. Then, all participants learned reading sections in their instructional book (summit 1A). Group 1 learned reading sections through application of anticipation guide strategy as a prereading strategy and group 2 learned reading sections in the traditional way. Finally, the researcher used the posttest in order to evaluate students’ reading ability after using strategies. The posttest items were the same as the pretest. The results showed that using anticipation guide had positive effect on Iranian EFL learners’ comprehension of culturally unfamiliar texts. This study encourages instructors to construct authentic environment in educational settings through employing beneficial strategies in an efficient manner in their instructional schedules.
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n6p127
 
Publisher Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
 
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Date 2013-07-01
 
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Identifier https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/292
 
Source Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences; Vol 4, No 6 (2013): Special Issue - July 2013; 127
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/292/308
 
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