Revealing Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Challenges and Strategies in Arabic Reading Comprehension

الموضوعات

تربية وتعليم

الملخص

This thesis investigates the perceptions of Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) students and teachers regarding the influence of eight textual features on reading comprehension. These features are: vowelization, word patterns, roots, vocabulary, case endings, word order, punctuation marks, and text organization. It also investigates reading comprehension strategies employed by both groups to overcome comprehension challenges associated with these features. Data were collected from 102 AFL students and 26 AFL teachers through questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 6 students and 11 teachers. Results revealed that students generally rated the influence of these features more highly than teachers. The disparity could be attributed to the text types students read independently (authentic texts) compared to those used in classroom settings (textbooks, adapted materials). All coping strategies were rated by students as either ‘usually’ or ‘sometimes’ employed with reference material use and bottom decoding skills emerging as most frequently top employed. Teachers reported frequently utilizing comprehension checks, emphasizing bottom-up decoding skills, and incorporating pre-reading strategies to help students overcome challenges associated with textual features. Qualitative data, through interviews, provided valuable insights into the specific challenges faced by students and the strategies employed by students and teachers based on their actual experiences. A deeper understanding of these perceptions highlights the importance of conducting students’ needs analysis and adapting instruction to foster learners' autonomy.

روابط وملفات

التعريف والنوع

رقم الوثيقة

f4672e35-0c43-484d-b3fb-afcd800f1a3c

رقم العقد

0

نوع الوسائط

Crawler

نوع المحتوى

الرسائل العلمية

صيغة المصدر

رسائل ماجيستير

نوع الملف

pdf text

أسماء الملفات

844867_2.pdf

بيانات النشر

ألقاب المؤلفين

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اللغة

English

المصدر والدورية

اسم المصدر

Revealing Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Challenges and Strategies in Arabic Reading Comprehension

المحتوى والصفحات

عدد الصفحات

0

إشراف وإعداد

الإشراف

Dalal Abo El Seoud

الإعداد

Osama Othman

الاقتباسات الببليوغرافية