ERIC Number: EJ1070200
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2231-3338
EISSN: N/A
The Role of Comic Reading Materials in Enhancing the Ability to Read in EFL
Roozafzai, Zahra Sadat
Journal on English Language Teaching, v2 n3 p7-15 Jul-Sep 2012
Reading is an extremely active, complex, mental and personal process that concerns both the reader and the text. It is now generally believed that a range of reader with text factors affect the reading process to a considerable extent. So, teachers of EFL need to be aware of the important role of teaching materials. Thus, this study investigated the impact of comic reading materials on reading comprehension. Six general texts and pictures were given to the control group and six comic materials were presented to experimental group in usual English classes during 20 sessions. At the end, a general reading comprehension test was administered to both groups and the results were subjected to relevant statistical analysis, t-test. The findings of this study revealed that teaching reading ability through comic texts and pictures is more efficient than teaching it through general texts and pictures.
Descriptors: Cartoons, Reading Materials, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Reading Ability, Reading Improvement, Reading Strategies, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Reading Tests, Statistical Analysis, Picture Books, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Coding, College Students, Foreign Countries, Role Perception
i-manager Publications. 3-343 Hill View, Town Railway Nagar, Nagercoil 629001, Tamil Nadu, India. Tel: +91-4652-276675; e-mail: info@imanagerpublications.com; Web site: http://www.imanagerpublications.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Iran
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A