THE EFFECT OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE ON EAP LEARNERS' READING COMPREHENSION PERFORMANCE

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ATAEI M.R.; AFGHARI A.

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Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS (IJAL) Year:2000 | Volume:4 | Issue:2 Page(s): 19-35

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THE EFFECT OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE ON EAP LEARNERS' READING COMPREHENSION PERFORMANCE

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ATAEI M.R. | AFGHARI A. | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

EAP

READING COMPREHENSION

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

GENRE ANALYSIS

SCHEMA THEORY

Abstract

Currently, discipline-specific reading programs form a considerable part of English language teaching for university students. Yet, not many people have specially addressed the theoretical or practical issues concerning these courses. This study attempted to expand the scope of schema-based studies of READING COMPREHENSION in EFL/EAP to incorporate recent advances in discourse/genre analysis. Specifically, to probe the probable effect of explicit instruction of discourse structure on EAP learners READING COMPREHENSION, an additional discourse training module was embedded in the conventional syllabus for a group of dentistry students (N=39). This experimental group matched its counterpart control group in almost all potentially intervening variables (size, GEP, EAP reading ability, knowledge of discourse structure, sex, etc.). Methodological aspects were controlled too. The results of data analysis showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group on both measures of EAP reading exploited in this study. Further, correlational analysis revealed significant correlations between GEP level and reading for specific academic purposes. The findings might be used in constructing and implementing more effective reading courses in EAP.

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ATAEI, M.R., & AFGHARI, A.. (2000). THE EFFECT OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE ON EAP LEARNERS' READING COMPREHENSION PERFORMANCE . IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS (IJAL), 4(2), 19-35. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/529433/en

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ATAEI M.R., AFGHARI A.. THE EFFECT OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE ON EAP LEARNERS' READING COMPREHENSION PERFORMANCE . IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS (IJAL)[Internet]. 2000;4(2):19-35. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/529433/en

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M.R. ATAEI, and A. AFGHARI, “THE EFFECT OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE ON EAP LEARNERS' READING COMPREHENSION PERFORMANCE ,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS (IJAL), vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 19–35, 2000, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/529433/en

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