The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude
There is a bulk of studies supporting the positive effect of strategy instruction on reading comprehension. This study examined the effect of two reading strategies (i.e., false correction and inference strategy) on English reading comprehension of Iranian paramedical students, using a pretest, post...
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doaj-15f0d82f563641e095ad19cc994ecbd02020-11-25T03:54:28ZengIslamic Azad University, Tabriz BranchJournal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice2645-35762645-35842020-01-01122512715010.30495/jal.2020.675544675544The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and AttitudeAmir Hossein Sarkeshikian0Akbar Aliasgharzadeh1Fatemeh Banayazdi2Department of English Language, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, IranFaculty of Paramedical, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IranDepartment of English Language, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, IranThere is a bulk of studies supporting the positive effect of strategy instruction on reading comprehension. This study examined the effect of two reading strategies (i.e., false correction and inference strategy) on English reading comprehension of Iranian paramedical students, using a pretest, posttest, control group design. It also surveyed their attitudes toward the effect and usefulness of these strategies. The participants were sixty paramedical students, selected through availability sampling from the Medical University of Kashan. They were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (CG). The first experimental group was instructed to use inference strategy (henceforth IS), whereas the second was instructed to use a strategy based on elaborative interrogation theory (i.e., false correction strategy, henceforth FCS). The experimental data were collected through a researcher-made pretest and posttest, and survey data through a researcher-made questionnaire. The results of statistical analyses indicated that IS group significantly outperformed FCS and CG on the posttest. The results of questionnaire data also showed that IS led to more positive attitudes. Moreover, IS was perceived as more useful in meeting participants’ academic needs. The findings of the study imply a needs-based approach to ESP pedagogy.http://jal.iaut.ac.ir/article_675544_595b76395e0ae6cba55bae3a7aeac0ec.pdfenglish for specific purposesattitudefalse correction strategyinference strategyparamedical studentsreading comprehension |
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Amir Hossein Sarkeshikian Akbar Aliasgharzadeh Fatemeh Banayazdi The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice english for specific purposes attitude false correction strategy inference strategy paramedical students reading comprehension |
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Amir Hossein Sarkeshikian Akbar Aliasgharzadeh Fatemeh Banayazdi |
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Amir Hossein Sarkeshikian |
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The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude |
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The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude |
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The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude |
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The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude |
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The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude |
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effect of false correction strategy and inference strategy on the paramedical students’ reading comprehension and attitude |
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Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch |
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Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice |
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There is a bulk of studies supporting the positive effect of strategy instruction on reading comprehension. This study examined the effect of two reading strategies (i.e., false correction and inference strategy) on English reading comprehension of Iranian paramedical students, using a pretest, posttest, control group design. It also surveyed their attitudes toward the effect and usefulness of these strategies. The participants were sixty paramedical students, selected through availability sampling from the Medical University of Kashan. They were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (CG). The first experimental group was instructed to use inference strategy (henceforth IS), whereas the second was instructed to use a strategy based on elaborative interrogation theory (i.e., false correction strategy, henceforth FCS). The experimental data were collected through a researcher-made pretest and posttest, and survey data through a researcher-made questionnaire. The results of statistical analyses indicated that IS group significantly outperformed FCS and CG on the posttest. The results of questionnaire data also showed that IS led to more positive attitudes. Moreover, IS was perceived as more useful in meeting participants’ academic needs. The findings of the study imply a needs-based approach to ESP pedagogy. |
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english for specific purposes attitude false correction strategy inference strategy paramedical students reading comprehension |
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