An Investigation into Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension Problems and the Tentative Solutions: Learners' Perceptions in Focus

Autor/inn/en	Torabi, Saeedeh; Maleki, Roohollah
Titel	An Investigation into Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension Problems and the Tentative Solutions: Learners' Perceptions in Focus
Quelle	In: Anatolian Journal of Education, 7 (2022) 1, S.123-138 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2547-9652
Schlagwörter	Reading Comprehension; Reading Difficulties; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Grammar; Foreign Countries; Females; Language Proficiency; Student Attitudes; Time Management; Anxiety; Vocabulary Development; Teacher Student Relationship; Iran (Tehran) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseverstehen; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Grammatik; Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Zeitmanagement; Angst; Wortschatzarbeit; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	The present study set out to explore Iranian EFL learners' Reading Comprehension Problems (RCPs) and the tentative solutions for such problems from learners' perspectives. The participants included 20 female EFL learners within the age range of 18 to 28 studying at the intermediate level of language proficiency at Safir language institute in Tehran. The participants were selected based on convenience sampling. In order to collect the data, semi-structured interviews were held. The interviews were recorded and then to analyze the collected data, content analysis was employed. The results of data analyses indicated that vocabulary knowledge, text origination, grammar, limited time and anxiety were the problems of reading comprehension mentioned by participants. Learners offered four solutions for their RCPs including: working more on vocabulary, improving grammar, teachers' help for anxious students and teachers' offering more time for learners to read. EFL teachers are encouraged to take the RCPs into account while dealing with reading texts and tasks. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Gate Association for Teaching and Education. e-mail: aje.editorial@gmail.com; Web site: http://e-aje.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11