Using a DDL Based Program to Develop EFL Reading Comprehension Skills and Spatial Thinking among Geography College of Education Freshmen

El-Shaaer, Doaa Abd El-Salam; Sharaf, Asmaa Sobhy

doi:10.21608/jrciet.2023.349366

Using a DDL Based Program to Develop EFL Reading Comprehension Skills and Spatial Thinking among Geography College of Education Freshmen

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Lecturer of curricula and methods of teaching geography, Faculty of Education, Menoufia University

² Lecturer of curricula and methods of teaching EFL, Faculty of Education, Menoufia University

10.21608/jrciet.2023.349366

Abstract

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he current study investigates using a DDL based program to develop EFL geography freshmen reading skills and their Spatail thinking. The participants included 30 freshmen of the faculty of Education, Menoufia University. The researcher prepared a reading comprehension pre-posttest, reading skills checklist, a DDL based program, a teacher's guide, and spatial thinking skills checklist. The study group was taught during the first semester of the academic year 2022/2023. Findings proved that there are statistically significant differences after using a DDL based program.

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