 Effect of Digital Reading on Comprehension of English Prose Texts in EFL/ESL ContextsShirin Shafiei Ebrahimi International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies, 2016, vol. 5, issue 2, 111-117 Abstract: This study examines the effect of digital reading on reading comprehension of English short prose texts of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language (ESL) college students. 60 ESL participants with 30 students in the experimental group and 30 students in the control group plus 60 EFL participants with 30 students in the experimental group and 30 students in the control group participated in this study. They were asked to read 10 short literary prose texts to check their reading comprehension. The findings revealed the experimental group which used two methods of print and digital reading had a significantly better reading comprehension on print reading. To triangulate the findings, the qualitative interviews from the respondents confirms the findings from the statistical results. Therefore, integrating digital reading program to literature programs helps students to improve reading comprehension. The conclusion can show that this study adds to our understanding of the effectiveness of print reading on literary reading comprehension. Keywords: CALL; Digital reading; Literature; Print reading; Prose; Reading comprehension; Technology. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:asi:ijells:v:5:y:2016:i:2:p:111-117:id:583 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies from Asian Economic and Social Society |
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