Using Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to Develop EFL Reading Comprehension Skills, Vocabulary Skills and Retention among College Students | ||
| Journal of Research in Curriculum Instruction and Educational Technology | ||
| Article 4, Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 101-131 PDF (870.41 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jrciet.2017.24355 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanan Ahmed Sanad; Mona Gaber Ahmed | ||
| Alghat College of Humanities , Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in developing EFL reading comprehension skills, vocabulary skills and retention among college students. Participants were 10 students majoring in English language, Alghat college of Sciences and Humanities, Majmaah University, KSA. To collect data, the researchers prepared and used two tools; EFL reading comprehension skills pre-posttest and EFL vocabulary pre-posttest which was used as delayed test too. Having administered the pre-post tests and the delayed test, data were analyzed quantatively. The findings revealed that the use of the CLIL in developing EFL reading and vocabulary skills and retention among college students was effective. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| CLIL; reading comprehension; Vocabulary skills; retention | ||
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