Cultural Aspects of EFL Reading Acquisition

Nachmani, Leah

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.11.248

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“…The aim of this research is to improve the cultural literacy skills of middle school students by associating them with basic language skills. Studies in cultural literacy (DeBruin-Parecki & Klein, 2003;Gaitan, 2012) in the literature have generally been done to create an effective classroom environment and studies on language education (Hicks, 2013;Li, 2005;Nachmani, 2015;Naqeeb, 2012;Ursa, 2018) were mostly related to foreign language education. This research directly integrates the cultural literacy with the mother tongue teaching program.…”

Section: Discussion and Conclussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural Literacy in Mother Tongue Education: an Action Research

Bal

Mete²

2019

QRE

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The aim of the research is to relate the middle school students’ literacy skills to their basic language skills. The study was designed as an action research. The participants of the study are middle school students. The data collection tool consists of semi-structured interview form, semi-structured observation form, log form and activity files. The research process was carried out in three stages: cultural awareness, cultural diversity and cultural literacy. It was observed that participants cultural literacy skills developed at each stage. In addition, while performing basic language skills, they were found to be more effective at every stage. Based on the results of the study, it is concluded that the mother language education lesson can be associated with the learning outcome of cultural literacy skills and basic language skills.

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Section: Discussion and Conclussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural Literacy in Mother Tongue Education: an Action Research

Bal

Mete²

2019

QRE

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“…Scholarly discussions suggest that each of these methods may exert distinct effects on comprehension (Shahnaz & Kabir, 2022), potentially influenced by individuals' skill levels and proficiencies (Filderman, 2022). Additionally, factors such as informal literacy experiences (Evans et al, 2000) and cultural literacy norms (Nachmani, 2015) beyond the classroom may influence individuals' preferences for specific reading methods. Given the multitude of these variables, fully controlling their impact when examining the relationship between learners' comprehension performance and the utilized reading method becomes challenging.…”

Section: Reading Methods and Learners' Comprehension Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Reading Comprehension Performance Among Impulsive and Reflective English Learners: Examining the Influence of Three Reading Methods

Moiinvaziri

2024

JLE

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Background: Exploring the impact of various reading methods - such as oral reading, silent reading, and the relatively understudied subvocalization method - on the comprehension abilities of language learners with different cognitive styles, including reflective and impulsive learners, can contribute significantly to understanding how different reading techniques enhance comprehension across diverse cognitive styles. Purpose: To investigate the role of three reading methods, including oral, silent, and subvocalization, on the comprehension performance of a group of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, considering the cognitive styles of impulsivity and reflectivity. Method: In this study, 60 female students studying in first-grade senior high school were selected based on purposive sampling. Employing a counterbalanced quasi-experimental design with three treatments, the research investigated how different reading methods influenced the impulsive and reflective learners' reading performance. The impulsivity and reflectivity of the participants were determined by Eysenck's Impulsiveness Questionnaire (I.7). Results: The results revealed that all participants, both reflective and impulsive, demonstrated better comprehension performance with oral and subvocalization methods compared to silent reading. The oral and subvocalization methods had a similar effect on their performance. Reflective learners outperformed impulsive learners across all three methods, showing significantly higher performance. Additionally, most participants expressed a preference for oral reading over the other two methods. Conclusion: The outcomes suggest the importance of teachers' increased flexibility in utilizing diverse reading methods and considering learners' diverse characteristics, including their cognitive style, in classroom instruction

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“…They further asserted that local contents facilitate reading comprehension. Both selfreports of students and teachers opined there is an association between local-based content and reading comprehension (Liu, 2015;Nachmani, 2015;Khanam et al, 2014).…”

Section: Reading Skillsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local-Based Content to Improve EFL Students' English Achievement: A Systematic Review

Aljanabi¹,

Sihes²,

Khyoon³

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IJARBSS

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The study carries out a systematic literature review to collect evidence and drew a holistic picture of the effectiveness of local-based content in the EFL materials on learners' reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills. The systematic review covered several databases including EBSCO and Google Scholar as well as leading publishers such as Emerald. The study adopts systematic search, analysis, and synthesis of published studies and research results relevant to the local-based content functioning in EFL materials were extracted. Specifically, the review extracted 49 peer-reviewed articles published between 2012 and 2020. The careful analysis of these articles revealed a medium to large effect of local-based content on reading and listening skills. However, there is unclear evidence of its effect on writing and speaking skills.

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Cultural Aspects of EFL Reading Acquisition

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Cultural Literacy in Mother Tongue Education: an Action Research

Cultural Literacy in Mother Tongue Education: an Action Research

Reading Comprehension Performance Among Impulsive and Reflective English Learners: Examining the Influence of Three Reading Methods

Local-Based Content to Improve EFL Students' English Achievement: A Systematic Review

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