ERIC Number: EJ1199530
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Publication Date: 2015-Oct
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Performance of Saudi English Language Teachers in Reading Comprehension Classes
Masadeh, Thouqan Saleem Yakoub
SAGE Open, v5 n4 Oct 2015
The study identified how Saudi schoolteachers perceive reading and comprehension. It also investigated the effect of teachers' willingness and lesson presentation on learners' achievement. A descriptive approach was used, and the sample consisted of 56 teachers. The lesson plan in Broughton et al.'s study was adopted as a model lesson plan. Respondents' responses revealed their poor awareness of the most important activities that facilitate or hinder comprehension. Furthermore, teachers' willingness and readiness to teach reading were not sufficient to yield competent teachers. It concluded that students were not given sufficient time and assigned to cleverly chosen roles to better understand the text. Teachers, however, should reconsider their daily lesson plans through which reading lessons are executed, taking into account students' culture, interests, feelings, and so forth. Finally, other researchers were recommended to investigate the differences in students' achievement levels due to the adoption of the lesson plan proposed by Broughton et al.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Lesson Plans, Readiness, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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