Using Blogs for Developing Secondary Stage Students' English Reading Comprehension Skills

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

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1 جامعة جنوب الوادي

2 كلية التربية بقنا - قسم المناهج وطرق التدريس

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The present study investigated the effect of Blogs on developing English reading comprehension skills of EFL secondary stage second year students. Participants were (35) female students enrolled at Secondary School for Girls, Abu-Tisht who were randomly assigned into one group. The present study adopted one of the quasi- experimental designs, namely, ‘one -group pretest-posttest’. The study group received the treatment (Blog Model). Data were collected through using the English Reading Comprehension Skills Test (ERCST). A paired samples T-test and the Pearson rank order coefficient of correlation were used for data analysis. Results of the study revealed a significant development in English reading comprehension skills of the treatment group. The Blog model was an effective instructional tool for teaching EFL reading comprehension skills. Furthermore, the results showed a positive correlation between the participants’ scores in ERCST. Based on the result, the study concluded that Blogs had a great positive effect on developing the participants’ English reading comprehension skills, i. e., literal skills, inferential skills, and critical skills. Additionally, the study recommended that Blogging should be used in teaching English reading comprehension skills.

Key Words: Blog, literal reading comprehension skills, inferential reading comprehension skills, critical reading comprehension skill

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