awej 5 no.4 full issue 2014

AWEJ Volume.5 Number.4, 2014Reflections on Reading Studies done by M.A Students at Al- University HamdanBELMEKKI & IBRAHIMI(2014) performed his study on a similar group of students in the city of Jeddah. The twoDridcities are located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The findings in table two show that thetwo researchers almost attained the same results that schema theory was significantlyinfluential on reading comprehension in a positive manner. The table also shows that allthe ten studies have used specific materials or strategies that to improve readingcomprehension. It is evident from the conclusions of the study that all the materials orstrategies used affected reading comprehension to Saudi EFL students positively.Table 3. Studies done on reading in connection with other languages artsAuthor1- Al-Ahmed(2006)2- Al-Othmaan,(2008)Study title briefly&SubjectsTitle: The influence ofcontent area reading onEFL writing performanceSubjects: Theparticipants of the studywere level 2 femalestudents majoring inEnglish at Al-ImamUniversity.Title: VocabularyRepertoire Enhancementand ReadingComprehensionImprovementSubjects: Ten studentsstudying in an intensivecourse at Al-ImamUniversity participated inthe study.Material and proceduresThe subjects were place in twogroups: an experimental groupand a control group. Theexperimental group wastreated with an extensivecontent area reading material.The researcher collected thedata by using three types ofinstruments: weekly writings,pre-and post-test, and a shortsurvey.The subjects were randomlydivided to an experimental andcontrol groups. Theexperimental group underwentan independent intensiveonline vocabulary learningover 6 weeks. Tests andinterviews were the maininstruments for data collectionbesides note taking.Study conclusions- Contend area readingsignificantly affected SaudiEFL writers’ performance.- Study participants showedpositive attitudes towardintegrating reading withwriting in their compositionclassroom.Findings demonstratedpositive correlation betweenthe development ofvocabulary knowledge andreading comprehension due tothe technique used.3- Al-Fahad(2011)Title: VocabularyLearning Strategies andReading OutcomesSubjects: Nine studentsmajoring in English atAl-Imam University wereselected to answer avariety of interviewquestionsThe participants were asked toanswer two types of questions:some were related tobackground information, suchas how much time they spendoutside of class working onvocabulary activities, andothers about their vocabularylearning strategies and readinghabits.Findings showed that theparticipants employed someshared vocabulary learningstrategies that improved theirreading comprehend level.4- Al-Saloum,(2011)Title: Effects ofExtensive Reading onVocabulary KnowledgeArab World English JournalISSN: 2229-9327The subjects were placed intwo groups: the first one(Experimental) was exposed toThe results showedexperimental group madebetter gains on the readingwww.awej.org492