The effect of meaning-focused instruction on developing reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge of EFL learners in the light of self and peer assessment

This research in English aims to assess the impact of meaning-focused instruction on the development of reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge among advanced levelEFL learners. The study focuses on self and peer assessment within a group of students aspiring to pass the IELTS exam. The prima...

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Autor: Zarei Darabi, Narges
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/119364
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119364
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:028.6(043.2)
Lectura
Reading comprehension
Filología
5505.10 Filología
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Sumario:This research in English aims to assess the impact of meaning-focused instruction on the development of reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge among advanced levelEFL learners. The study focuses on self and peer assessment within a group of students aspiring to pass the IELTS exam. The primary objective is to investigate the effectiveness of meaning-focused instruction in enhancing reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge among Persian-speaking individuals learning English as a foreign language, with a specific emphasis on their self and peer assessment. The research comprises three groups: an experimental group, subdivided into self-assessment (20 students) and peer assessment (22 students), and a control group (22 students), totaling 64 participants from diverse educational backgrounds. The experimental group follows the method's guidelines for English learning, while the control group does not receive this method. The study seeks to determine whether meaning-focused instruction positively influences reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge in the context of English as a foreign language learning. Additionally, it explores whether the use of this instructional approach leads to improvements in learners' self and peer evaluation skills. Employing an empirical methodology, the study relies on collected data to provide authentic insights into a real educational context...