Reading Achievement in Foreign Language / Yabanci Dilde Okuma Başarısı

Abstract: Reading in foreign language can be regarded as the most essential skillin foreign language learning since learners do not have much chance to practice inother three skills: listening, speaking and writing. However, reading achievement is ofgreat importance with regard to the reading purposes and reasons. On the other hand,to improve reading achievement and reading skill is really significant to enhance theperfection in foreign language. This study presents some related concepts associated withreading achievement and focuses on some related factors affecting it. Öz: Öğrenciler diğer üç beceride -dinleme, konuşma ve yazma- pratik yapma fırsatıçok fazla bulamadığından yabancı dilde okuma yabancı dil öğreniminde en önemlibecerilerden biri olarak kabul edilebilir. Bununla birlikte, okuma başarısı okuma hedefve nedenleriyle ilgili büyük öneme sahiptir. Diğer taraftan, yabancı dilde yetkinliğiartırmak için okuma başarısını ve okuma becerilerini geliştirmek gerçekten önemlidir. Buçalışma okuma başarısıyla ilgili bazı kavramları sunmakta ve okuma başarısını etkileyenbazı ilgili faktörlere odaklanmaktadır. Keywords: Reading, reading achievement, readability, Flesch Reading Ease testAnahtar Kelimeler: Okuma, Okuma Başarısı, okunabilirlik, Flesch Reading Easetesti

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Okuma, Okuma Başarısı, okunabilirlik, Flesch Reading Ease testi

Reading in foreign language can be regarded as the most essential skill in foreign language learning since learners do not have much chance to practice in other three skills: listening, speaking and writing. However, reading achievement is of great importance with regard to the reading purposes and reasons. On the other hand, to improve reading achievement and reading skill is really significant to enhance the perfection in foreign language. This study presents some related concepts associated with reading achievement and focuses on some related factors affecting it

Keywords:

Reading, reading achievement, readability, Flesch Reading Ease test,

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