10.30495/jntell.2023.1980507.1049

The Relationship between Home-CultureAttachment and EFL Learners’ ReadingComprehension

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  • Leila Anjomshoa*1,
  • Fatemeh Talebizadeh1,
  1. English Language Department, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

Revised: 2023-02-17

Accepted: 2023-03-11

Published in Issue 2023-06-01

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Anjomshoa, L., & Talebizadeh, F. (2023). The Relationship between Home-CultureAttachment and EFL Learners’ ReadingComprehension. Journal of New Trends in English Language Learning (JNTELL), 2(2), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.30495/jntell.2023.1980507.1049
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Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between home-culture attachment and EFL learners’ reading
comprehension. It was a correlational survey using a questionnaire and a test to explore the relationship between home-culture
attachment and EFL learners' reading comprehension. To fulfil the objectives of the study, 90 EFL learners at Kerman Azad
University participated in this study. They were selected based on their language proficiency level and completed a home-culture
attachment questionnaire developed by Pishghadam et al. (2013). The native language of the participants of the study was Persian
and they were students of English literature, translation, and teaching. The findings showed that there was a negative relationship
between home-culture attachment and learners’ reading comprehension. Analysis of the data showed significant negative
correlations between EFL learners' religious and artistic attachments and reading comprehension. An increase in home-culture
attachment and its sub-scales (religious attachment & artistic attachment) led to a decrease in reading comprehension, and
religious attachment and artistic attachment predicted learners’ reading comprehension. Therefore, to minimize attachment to
home culture and optimize reading effectiveness in educational contexts, teachers, students, and curriculum designers should
increase student readiness and receptivity to target cultures must be considered.

Keywords

  • EFL learners,
  • Home-culture Attachment,
  • Reading Comprehension
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