期刊名称：Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies
印刷版ISSN：2218-6506
电子版ISSN：2521-7046
出版年度：2019
卷号：13
期号：4
页码：674-686
DOI：10.24200/jeps.vol13iss4pp674-686
语种：English
出版社：Sultan Qaboos University
摘要：Drama instruction is one of the methods recommended in EFL literature.This study aimed to investigate the impact of drama instruction on EFL fifth graders’ reading comprehension.It also explored the students’ and the teacher’s perceptions of the use of drama in reading lessons.A total of 74 randomly selected students participated in the study and formed the control group and the experimental group.The study fol_lowed the mixed quasi-experimental design.A pre- and posttest reading test was ad?ministered to examine the impact of drama on reading comprehension.A questionnaire was implemented to explore students’ perceptions of drama.Semi-structured inter?views were also conducted to probe students’ and teacher’s perceptions of drama.The results were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed.They showed no significant dif?ference in reading comprehension between the control group and the experimental group.However,the experimental group performed better in the posttest than the con?trol group although their mean scores in the pretest were lower.The participant teacher and students responded positively towards the use of drama in reading lessons.They reported that drama activities were exciting and made them love reading.
