The Effects of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) on the Development of Reading Comprehension in EFL Classes in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Awdal Shukur
Independent Researcher
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali YAVUZ) Cyprus International university
ABSTRACT
The major concern of this study is to investigate the effects of collaborative strategic reading and traditional reading methods on reading comprehension. The purpose of this study is to find out which one is more effective in enhancing reading comprehension in learners of English. To find out the answers to the aforementioned questions, an experimental study was applied to learners at Tishk International University. In the study, quantitative method used. Two different groups of learners who are at the same level were chosen for the study. The participants were selected from the first-grade foundation course. There were 25 students in each class. The biology class was assigned as the control group and the physics class as the experimental group for the study. In the control group, traditional methods of reading activities were used; and, in the experimental group, collaborative strategic reading activities were used. In the study, pre-test and post-test were used to test the participants and the questioners gave to the experimental group for measuring student’s perception. Both groups were given the same tests. Before the beginning of the study, a pre-test was administered to both groups to check whether the learners were similar. At the end of the study, a post-test was administered to check what they had learned. As the data gathered from the experiments were analyzed, the findings of the research revealed that there is a significant difference between the groups in terms of the collaborative strategic reading that enhances the students’ reading comprehension.
Keywords: second language reading, cooperative learning, collaborative strategic reading
doi:10.23918/vesal2021v24