TAILIEUCHUNG - Báo cáo " The effects of pictures on the reading comprehension of low-proficiency Taiwanese English foreign language college students: An action research study "

This study investigates the extent to which the presence of pictures in text benefits lowproficiency Taiwanese English foreign language (EFL) college students. The findings show that the low-proficiency participants had significantly higher scores on their translation tasks when the text was presented together with the pictures, and that the accompanying pictures facilitated those low-level participants in comprehending not only the simpler but also the more difficult text. Student responses to the effects of visuals on their reading comprehension also revealed that the pictures enhanced their understanding of the text itself. . | VNU Journal of Science Foreign Languages 25 2009 186-198 The effects of pictures on the reading comprehension of low-proficiency Taiwanese English foreign language college students An action research study Yi-Chun Pan Yi-Ching Pan National pingtung Institute of commerce Taiwan Received 4 February 2009 Abstract. This study investigates the extent to which the presence of pictures in text benefits low-proficiency Taiwanese English foreign language EFL college students. The findings show that the low-proficiency participants had significantly higher scores on their translation tasks when the text was presented together with the pictures and that the accompanying pictures facilitated those low-level participants in comprehending not only the simpler but also the more difficult text. Student responses to the effects of visuals on their reading comprehension also revealed that the pictures enhanced their understanding of the text itself. Implications are suggested for EFL college teachers textbook designers and materials developers. Do pictures facilitate one s comprehension of text A significant body of research Alesandrini Rigney 1 Daley 2 Eisner 3 Evans 4 Gyselinck Tardieu 5 Hanley Herron Cole 6 Liu 7 Mackay 8 Marcus Cooper Sweller 9 Mautone Mayer 10 Omaggio 11 Rose 12 Tang 13 addresses this question directly the general consensus is that visuals in text have positive effects on reader comprehension. Within the context of these studies visuals refer to any graphic displays either in dynamic or static form that depict all or some of the accompanying text s content. Some examples of visuals are pictures photos maps diagrams ch arts animations and cartoons. EFL students to read academic texts with the help of graphic classification trees reflecting the organization of the text another group of students read the text without the graphic trees. The results showed that the students who had the graphic trees performed significantly better on comprehending the text. In .

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