The effect of the text structure instruction method on the English reading comprehension and writing performance of university students in Jordan
Other Title(s)
أثر طريقة تدريس بنية النص في الاستيعاب القرائي و الأداء الكتابي لطلبة الجامعات في الأردن
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
al-Kumi, Abd al-Salam Abd al-Khaliq
Comitee Members
al-Abd al-Haqq, Fawwaz
al-Jadri, Adnan Husayn
al-Manasirah, Muhammad Ahmad
University
Amman Arab University
Faculty
Faculty of Educational Sciences and psychological
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Date
2011
English Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the text structure instruction method on the English reading comprehension and writing performance of university students in Jordan.
Ninety-three university students participated in the study that lasted for one full semester.
Each student enrolled in one of two intact classes of English Language 101 course.
One of the classes was assigned to an experimental group of forty-seven subjects, who were taught using the text structure instruction method, while the other class was assigned to a control group of forty-six subjects, who were taught using the traditional method.
The study aimed at answering the following questions: 1- What is the effect of the text structure instruction method on Jordanian university EFL students’ reading comprehension? 2- What is the effect of the text structure instruction method on Jordanian university EFL students’ writing performance? For the purposes of this study, the researcher developed an instructional programme through which reading was taught in integration with writing.
The programme included texts of two text structure types, the narrative and the expository.
In order to collect data for the study, she developed two pre- post tests, the first of which was conducted to measure students’ reading comprehension, while the second was to measure their writing performance.
Both tests were administered twice to both groups of the study, once at the beginning of the semester, and the second time was at the end of the same semester, after the experiment.
Validity and reliability of both tests were verified.
Students’ responses to the pre- post tests were analyzed using adjusted means, standard errors and ANCOVA.
Findings of the study revealed that the students in the experimental group outperformed those in the control group on both tests.
There were statistically significant differences between students’ adjusted mean scores in the experimental and control groups on the reading comprehension test (F=21.014, p‹00.05) and the writing performance test (F=16.188, p‹00.05).
The study results indicated that the text structure instruction method was more effective in teaching both reading and writing to Jordanian EFL university students than the traditional method.
In light of the findings of this study, recommendations and suggestions for further research were offered.
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
No. of Pages
146
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Problem of the study and its significance.
Chapter Two : Review of related literature.
Chapter Three : Method and procedures.
Chapter Four : Findings of the study.
Chapter Five : Discussions and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Hinnawi, Arwa Nayif Tala. (2011). The effect of the text structure instruction method on the English reading comprehension and writing performance of university students in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-434002
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hinnawi, Arwa Nayif Tala. The effect of the text structure instruction method on the English reading comprehension and writing performance of university students in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University. (2011).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-434002
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Hinnawi, Arwa Nayif Tala. (2011). The effect of the text structure instruction method on the English reading comprehension and writing performance of university students in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-434002
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-434002
