the effect of task-based method and anderson’s reading model in comprehension of islamic passages

as many scholars believe, teaching persian language, that as the second language in the muslim world, is a window for knowing and understanding the culture and civilization of iran, requires specialized curriculum development. this research is aimed to present the reading comprehension skill for upper-intermediate learners in the field of islamic sciences on the basis of task-based approach and andersons’s reading model (1999) and study its effect on learners’ reading comprehension. to do so, a pre-test designed by the researchers was used to measure both control and experimental groups. the experimental group was taught 10 lessons on the basis of task-based syllabus, while the control group received their regular syllabus in the al-mustafa university. doing so, a post-test was given to both groups to measure the effectiveness of treatment. dependent t-test was employed to analyze the data obtained in tests. the findings indicated that the task-based approach and andersons’s reading model (with respect to the experimental group that outperformed the control one in post-test) were effective in enhancing the reading comprehension skill.