Interest-based Language Teaching: Enhancing Students’ Interest and Achievement in L2 Reading
This study reports the findings of the research conducted on the effects of Interest-Based Language Teaching (IBLT) on Persian students’ interest in L2 learning, and their achievement in reading comprehension. With the aim of improving L2 learning in the university level, the study investigated w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Urmia University
2019-01-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research |
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Online Access: | http://ijltr.urmia.ac.ir/article_120633_251584d40ce528d2131d160c9d1983b4.pdf |
Summary: | This study reports the findings of the research conducted on the effects of Interest-Based Language
Teaching (IBLT) on Persian students’ interest in L2 learning, and their achievement in reading
comprehension. With the aim of improving L2 learning in the university level, the study investigated
whether selecting instructional materials based on learners’ interest areas could impact their interest
in language learning. Furthermore, it examined whether selecting instructional materials based on
interest would have any influence on learners’ performance in L2 reading. It also examined any
significant differences between the learners with high and low L2 reading levels in terms of interest.
The participants were sixty first-year nursing students in a nursing college. Both questionnaires and
tests were employed to collect the data. The collected data were closely examined and analyzed using
independent-samples t-test. The results revealed that (1) personalizing the materials could make a
significant contribution to the development and enhancement of students' interest level in L2
learning; (2) selecting the instructional materials based on learners’ interest areas could improve their
performance in L2 reading comprehension; and (3) in using IBLT, there was no significant difference
between learners with different levels of reading proficiency in learning the course materials. |
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ISSN: | 2322-1291 2322-1291 |