Abstract
The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the Reciprocal Teaching Procedure (RTP) on reading comprehension of intermediate Iranian EFL learners in Iran. Two intact groups were chosen non-randomly, one as the control group and the other as the experimental group. Then an IELTS reading test was administered to both groups as pretest. After analyzing the collected scores by independent t-test it was known that there was no meaningful difference between control and experimental groups before the treatment. Both groups were offered 15 sessions of reading, the experimental group received treatment, they were taught reading by applying RTP as an instructional strategy, but the control group was taught reading through the conventional method. The results showed that reciprocal teaching can improve reading comprehension of Iranian EFL learners. Pedagogical implications are discussed.
Highlights
The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the Reciprocal Teaching Procedure (RTP) on reading comprehension of intermediate Iranian English As A Foreign Language (EFL) learners in Iran
The results showed that reciprocal teaching can improve reading comprehension of Iranian EFL learners
After administering and scoring pre-test, it was found that participants in both experimental and control group didn’t perform well on reading comprehension test; the scores were mostly low
Summary
The participants of this study were 76 male and female students of English language Institute in Amol. They were chosen from all the available intermediate students at Simin Institute as well as Shomal Institute. The reason behind choosing these students was their background knowledge, their exposure to English as a foreign language and their reading comprehension practice. The intact groups were used; the students were divided into two groups of 38. One group was selected as the control group and the other as the experimental group. 38 students were assigned to the experimental, or reciprocal teaching group and 38 students to the control, or non-reciprocal group
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