The Impact of Integrating Think-Pair-Share with Reading Strategy Instruction on Iranian EFL Learners' Motivation

Subject Areas : آموزش زبان انگلیسی

Zahra Kuhi ¹ , Hossein Siahpoosh ^{2 *} , Mehran Davaribina ³

1 - Department of English Language, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
2 - Department of English Language, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
3 - Department of English Language, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

Received: 2023-11-18 Accepted : 2025-01-26 Published : 2025-01-17

Keywords: MRQ , Reading comprehension , Reading motivation , Think-Pair-Share , TPS, ,

Abstract :

Abstract The current study adopted a mixed-method design approach to investigate the effect of the integration of the TPS strategy instruction into reading lessons on EFL students’ motivation to read. One hundred twenty Iranian intermediate EFL students (60 male and 60 female), studying English in a language institute in Iran, were selected and randomly assigned to an experimental group (N = 60) and a control group (N = 60). The experimental group received ten sessions of reading instruction based on the TPS-integrated reading strategy proposed by Baker and Westrup (2000) whereas the control groups received the same amount of instruction on the same materials based on the traditional direct instruction method. Then, the students’ reading motivations were measured using the revised version of the Motivation for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ) (Wigfield & Guthrie, 1997). Besides, the students’ attitudes toward the TPS-integrated reading strategy instruction were examined by conducting a semi-structured interview. The analysis of the quantitative data showed no significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of reading motivation. It was also revealed that the integration of the TPS strategy in the reading lessons affected neither the students’ intrinsic motivation nor their extrinsic motivation. However, the findings of the interview concluded that the majority of the participants had developed positive attitudes toward the TPS. Regarding the motivation for reading, however, the findings of the interview were mixed. Finally, the study suggested some practical implications for EFL classrooms.

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