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The findings of this research project could be of use to most language learning centers, universities, and schools, in reading instruction; They also add one more weapon to the learners’ armory of learning and vocabulary building.
onclusion and implications CThis study has shown that vocabulary previewing activities are far more effective in improving reading comprehension of EFL learners as well as their receptive and productive vocabulary use.
The findings of this study do not support the theories proposed by Been(1975), Wilson (1973), Morgan and Rinvolucri (1986), and Celce-Marcia (1979) who claimed that pre-text work on vocabulary before going through reading selections focuses students, attention on details, which is not useful in terms of reading comprehension.
The findings of the above studies led the investigators to speculate that vocabulary previewing activities as proposed in this research project, are effective in improving reading comprehension and word knowledge (recognition and production) of the learners.
It was also found out that when the goal of reading is in-depth comprehension and good recall of information from reading selections, vocabulary previewing facilitates the process because it familiarizes the reader with the basic content and organization of the text and helps the readers activate relevant prior knowledge.
For many years, research has unveiled an abundance of information about the kind of vocabulary instruction that is most effective for assisting students with comprehending what they read (Baumann, & Kane’ enui, 2003; Beck & McKeown, 1991; Nagy & Scott, 2000).