Increasing Reading Speed and Comprehension of EFL Undergraduate Students at a Saudi Arabian University Using Speed Increasing Software
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Students’ reading speed in the English Department at a Saudi University is low, which, turn, slows down their general proficiency English. This research aims to show how and what degree using increasing software (the ‘7 Speed Reading’ program) could be decisive factor upgrading of EFL-major students KKU while maintaining former level comprehension. study uses pre-test, post-test quasi-experimental design. The sample comprised two groups (a control group test group), each consisting 30 from third year EFL undergraduate program. methodology incorporates comprehension tests analyse for toward study’s start. Training was extended software. Towards end training, both were tested again illustrated essential outcomes form increased better
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عنوان ژورنال: Theory and Practice in Language Studies
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1799-2591', '2053-0692']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1203.13