| The effects of L1 Reading Strategies, L2 Proficiency, and L2 Reading Anxiety on L2 Reading Comprehension |
| کد مقاله : 1099-CNF |
| نویسندگان |
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سیده سپیده ضیاپور احمدی *1، سید حسن طالبی2، حسین بزرگیان2 1دانشگاه مازندران 2گروه زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه مازندران، بابلسر |
| چکیده مقاله |
| It is a widely held belief in SLA that the reader's prior knowledge including their L1 reading strategies are associated with L2 reading when explaining L1-L2 transfer of knowledge and strategies. However, the role of affective factors (e.g. reading anxiety) has been underresearched in this relationship. This study attempted to find out the contribution of L1 reading strategies, L2 reading anxiety and L2 proficiency to L2 reading comprehension. The objective of the study was to explore whether L2 reading anxiety can override the effect of L2 proficiency, weaken L1-L2 relationship, and result in a poor performance, and to see which variable (L2 proficiency, L1 awareness of reading strategies, or L2 reading anxiety) has a major impact on L2 reading comprehension ability. A sample of 283 graduate students were selected based on convenient sampling from University of Mazandaran and Noushirvani University. The data were collected using an L2 reading comprehension test, an L2 reading anxiety questionnaire, an L1 reading strategy use questionnaire, and an English proficiency test. Having conducted Pearson correlation and linear regression analyses, it was found that L2 proficiency accounted for eighty-six percent of the variations, but L1 reading strategy use and L2 reading anxiety could marginally contribute to the variations of L2 reading comprehension ability. These facts implied that learners are not necessarily dependent on their L1 reading strategy use and affected by L2 reading anxiety; it seems L2 proficiency level can compensate for L1 reading strategic competence and L2 negative affective factor effects in L2 reading comprehension. |
| کلیدواژه ها |
| L1 reading strategy use, L2 proficiency, L2 reading anxiety, L2 reading comprehension |
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