The Impact of Authentic Materials on Reading Comprehension, Motivation, and Anxiety Among Iranian Male EFL Learners

IF 1.5 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Reading & Writing Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-03-05 DOI:10.1080/10573569.2021.1892001

Ehsan Namaziandost, Mohammad Hasan Razmi, Shouket Ahmad Tilwani, Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani

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Abstract

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effect of using authentic materials on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ reading comprehension, reading motivation, and reading anxiety. In this study, 58 Iranian male EFL learners were selected and randomly assigned to an experimental and a control group. Both groups were pretested through a reading comprehension test and the motivation for reading questionnaire (MRQ) to test their reading comprehension ability and reading motivation. Having participated in a period of 20 sessions in which the experimental group received treatment of exposure to authentic materials and control group to simplified materials, the students took a posttest of the reading comprehension test and completed the MRQ. Additionally, to test students’ reading anxiety, the two groups completed Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) in two pre- and posttest assessments. The scores obtained were analyzed using one-way analysis of covariance and paired samples t-tests. The results indicated that authentic materials enhanced Iranian learners’ reading motivation and their reading comprehension ability. In addition, the findings suggested that the use of authentic texts significantly improved EFL learner’s anxiety in the experimental group. The implications of the study are discussed.

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真实材料对伊朗男性英语学习者阅读理解、动机和焦虑的影响

摘要本研究旨在探讨使用真实材料对英语学习者阅读理解、阅读动机和阅读焦虑的影响。在这项研究中，58名伊朗男性英语学习者被随机分配到一个实验组和一个对照组。两组均通过阅读理解测试和阅读动机问卷（MRQ）进行预测，以测试他们的阅读理解能力和阅读动机。在参加了20个环节后，实验组接受了接触真实材料的治疗，对照组接受了简化材料的治疗。学生们进行了阅读理解测试的后测，并完成了MRQ。此外，为了测试学生的阅读焦虑，两组在测试前和测试后两次评估中完成了外语阅读焦虑量表（FLRAS）。使用协方差单向分析和配对样本t检验对获得的分数进行分析。结果表明，真实材料增强了伊朗学习者的阅读动机和阅读理解能力。此外，研究结果表明，在实验组中，使用真实文本显著改善了英语学习者的焦虑。讨论了这项研究的意义。

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