Gloss Type, Working Memory Capacity & Reading Comprehension Abilty - Aminzadeh, Roxana;Doustmohamadi, Razieh
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The present study aimed to investigate the effects of gloss type (lexical and topic-level) and working memory capacity on reading comprehension ability of Iranian EFL learners. The results of statistical analyses indicated that both lexical and topic-level glosses had a significant effect on the improvement of reading comprehension ability of the participants. However, there was no significant difference between the effects of the two types of treatment on the reading performance. The findings of the study also showed that students with higher working memory capacity obtained higher reading…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of gloss type (lexical and topic-level) and working memory capacity on reading comprehension ability of Iranian EFL learners. The results of statistical analyses indicated that both lexical and topic-level glosses had a significant effect on the improvement of reading comprehension ability of the participants. However, there was no significant difference between the effects of the two types of treatment on the reading performance. The findings of the study also showed that students with higher working memory capacity obtained higher reading scores indicating that working memory significantly affects reading comprehension ability.
Autorenporträt
Roxana Aminzadeh es profesora adjunta de Lingüística Aplicada en la Universidad Islámica de Azad, en el norte de Teherán. Sus principales áreas de investigación son la formación de profesores, las diferencias individuales y el aprendizaje de idiomas asistido por ordenador. Ha publicado varios artículos y libros y ha presentado ponencias en conferencias internacionales.