The effect of a four-component strategy on developing the EFl vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension of the preparatory students

Abstract EN

This study aimed at, investigating the effect of a .four-component * strategy ,on n developing EFL - vocabulary .acquisition and reading., comprehension of preparatory students.

Sixty students from second year -preparatory school students at Dondate preparatory.

School for Girls, _ Dakahlia Govemorate, were drawn randomly,to represent the study participants: a control group (N=30) and an experimental group (N=30) t * i' * - during the first term of the academic year 2017/2018.

To achieve the P ■ I / • V r ■ ■ ) < f ^ .

i I I | 1 '' K ■ , t 1 i '* * f , ' ‘ ■ t - ; purpose of the study, the rcsearcher developed vocabulary acquisition an reading, comprehension , s^lls.l;.qu9stionnaires '.andtests, ,..The experimental 'group was taught through ‘the suggested ’four-component strategy which was designee! by the researcher while the control- group : received1:-, regular instruction.- fThe results ^ revealed' "that the -four-components strategy: is" significantly (effective in developing .vocabulary, acquisition and-reading comprehension skills forthe.experimental group.

Besides, the .students in the,experimental group joutperformed their peers, in the .control group, who received regular instruction, on the vocabulary , acquisition and reading comprehension post tests.