Text difficulty in extensive reading: Reading comprehension and reading motivation

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Volume 33, No. 1

contributor.author:

Yang, Ya-Han Chu, Hsi-Chin Tseng, Wen-Ta

date.accessioned:

2021-04-15T17:53:41Z

date.available:

2021-04-15T17:53:41Z

date.issued:

2021-04-15

description.abstract:

This study investigates the effects of the text difficulty of extensive reading materials on the reading comprehension and reading motivation of English as a foreign language (EFL) vocational high school students in Taiwan. Two experimental groups were assigned, on an individual basis, to read graded readers at either one level below (‘i-1’) or one level beyond (‘i+1’) their current level, while a control group followed their regular curriculum. The results showed that after treatment, the ‘i-1’ group improved their overall comprehension and the subset of literal comprehension. They also outperformed the ‘i+1’ group on the same measures. For reading motivation, the ‘i+1’ group’s overall motivation was promoted. Both groups enhanced their reading engagement, while only the ‘i-1’ group inhibited reading avoidance. Moreover, the ‘i+1’ group outperformed the ‘i-1’ group in the perception of self-efficacy. Overall, the ‘i-1’ level yielded better effects on reading comprehension; the ‘i+1’ level, on reading motivation.

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endingpage:

102

identifier.citation:

Yang, Y-.H., Chu, H-.C., & Tseng, W-.T. (2021). Text difficulty in extensive reading: Reading comprehension and reading motivation. Reading in a Foreign Language, 33(1), 78-102. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/67394

identifier.issn:

1539-0578

identifier.uri:

http://hdl.handle.net/10125/67394

number:

1

publisher:

University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology

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/rfl/item/526

startingpage:

78

subject:

extensive reading foreign language reading text difficulty reading comprehension reading motivation

title:

Text difficulty in extensive reading: Reading comprehension and reading motivation

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Article

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Text

volume:

33