Tez Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Türkiye
Tez Danışmanı: İsmail Hakkı Erten
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2002
Tezin Dili: İngilizce
Özet:
This study intended to investigate the effects of
pre-reading activities on ELT trainee teachers’ reading comprehension of short
stories. An exploratory quasi-experimental design was chosen for the study
since there were already two intact groups of students in the ELT department
where the study was conducted. A Previewing/Brainstorming activity was used as
the treatment condition vs. a Brainstorming only condition. 49 students, 8 of
whom were males and 41 were females, participated in the study. They were all third-year students and their levels
of proficiency varied from upper-intermediate to advanced level. Statistical
analysis showed that the Previewing/Brainstorming condition yielded better
results than the Brainstorming condition. The study concludes that
Previewing activities contribute immensely to the comprehension of short stories and can be usefully used to help
readers digest new stories.