The Effectiveness of Task-Based Instruction on the Reading Comprehension Ability of EFL Students at the University of Tabuk

Abstract

The present study examined the effectiveness of task-based instruction (TBI) in improving the reading comprehension ability of EFL students at the University of Tabuk. In order to conduct this study, 80 EFL students at the University of Tabuk, who have taken Placement Test (TUPT) as a pre-test, were chosen for the study. The participants of the study were selected randomly. The researcher used reading comprehension tasks and Placebo Task (Pre-/ Post-test) as the research instruments of the study. The findings of this study revealed that students in the experimental group outperformed students in the control group. Thus, task-based instruction was considered to be effective in increasing the reading comprehension ability.

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“…Reading comprehension is the activity of students to realize the meaning of a text. According to Abdussalam (2019), It is accepted that reading comprehension is the process of deriving and building meaning through engagement and interaction with printed texts. Ogle (2017) also indicates that comprehension is related to the features of the environment around us, containing what the students' read, to the acquaintance, purposes, and outlooks the students already have in thoughts.…”