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The Effect of Reading Poems on Learners' Reading Motivation


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1 Department of English Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Islamic Azad University of Science and Research, Iran, Islamic Republic of
     

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The brevity and comprehensiveness of poems give English language learners enriched data and provide them with opportunity to express and process the multivocality of language. This can make them more motivated as far as different language skills are concerned. This study attempts to see effect of studying English language poems on learners' reading motivation in classrooms. This paper reports the data of 77 Iranian students at the Intermediate level divided into two experimental groups where control were subjected to ANCOVA. The result shows that teaching poems affected Reading Motivation of the Iranian students. Moreover, the result of Kruskal Wallis Tests indicated that teachers' method of teaching would affect learners' Reading Motivation. Some implications then are suggested at the end.

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English Literature, Language Teaching, Reading Motivation, Self Efficacy, Curriculum, Intercultural, Motivation.
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Authors

Mohammad Khatib
Department of English Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Parisa Daftarifard
Islamic Azad University of Science and Research, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


The brevity and comprehensiveness of poems give English language learners enriched data and provide them with opportunity to express and process the multivocality of language. This can make them more motivated as far as different language skills are concerned. This study attempts to see effect of studying English language poems on learners' reading motivation in classrooms. This paper reports the data of 77 Iranian students at the Intermediate level divided into two experimental groups where control were subjected to ANCOVA. The result shows that teaching poems affected Reading Motivation of the Iranian students. Moreover, the result of Kruskal Wallis Tests indicated that teachers' method of teaching would affect learners' Reading Motivation. Some implications then are suggested at the end.

Keywords


English Literature, Language Teaching, Reading Motivation, Self Efficacy, Curriculum, Intercultural, Motivation.

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