`Short-Circuit` L1 use in pre-reading activities and its effects on L2 reading comprehension and focus-on-vocabulary learning

Authors : Harun ÇİFTCİ, Şevki KÖMÜR

Pages : 222-233

Doi:10.24289/ijsser.1279975

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Publication Date : 2023-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study explores the effect of categorically different pre-reading activities in learners’ L1 on reading comprehension and learning of focus-on-vocabulary. The participants were sixty Turkish EFL learners attending a state high school, and the data was gathered from their achievement test scores. We analyzed the data through one-way multivariate analysis of variance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MANOVA); and implemented t-test statistical procedures. The findings revealed that the treatment group, who were exposed to pre-reading activities in L1, obtained better results both in reading comprehension and focus-on-vocabulary activities than the control group. The positive effect of implementing the ‘’short-circuit’’ L1 use in pre-reading activities for reading comprehension and focus-on-vocabulary exercises was observed. It was also seen that categorically different pre-reading activities enhanced EFL learners’ reading comprehension and vocabulary learning.
Keywords : Reading skills, Short circuit, Pre reading, Focus on vocabulary, Reading comprehension