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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Main Authors: Amir Hossein Sarkeshikian, Akbar Aliasgharzadeh, Fatemeh Banayazdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice
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Online Access:http://jal.iaut.ac.ir/article_675544_595b76395e0ae6cba55bae3a7aeac0ec.pdf
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spelling 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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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
author_facet Amir Hossein Sarkeshikian
Akbar Aliasgharzadeh
Fatemeh Banayazdi
author_sort Amir Hossein Sarkeshikian
title The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude
title_short The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude
title_full The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude
title_fullStr The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of False Correction Strategy and Inference Strategy on the Paramedical Students’ Reading Comprehension and Attitude
title_sort effect of false correction strategy and inference strategy on the paramedical students’ reading comprehension and attitude
publisher Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch
series Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice
issn 2645-3576
2645-3584
publishDate 2020-01-01
description 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.
topic english for specific purposes
attitude
false correction strategy
inference strategy
paramedical students
reading comprehension
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