LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 5 May 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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Point of Departure in Texts Developed by Native and Non-native Writers

Seyed Foad Ebrahimi
Seyed Jamal Ebrahimi

Abstract

This study made frequency and functional analysis of point of departure in reading comprehension texts developed by native and non-native writers. Sixteen texts from four reading comprehension textbooks were selected and analyzed for the marked and unmarked point of departures. Differences between the two texts in terms of marked and unmarked point of departures were reported by the result. The result of chi-square test illustrated that these differences were not statically significant. This is justified in terms of genre similarity. The findings of this study are applicable in designing reading comprehension syllabus.

Key words:

 Reading comprehension texts, native and non-native writers, marked, unmarked

Introduction

In reading comprehension classroom, texts are important since they are, according to Hutchinson and Torres (1994), “almost universal elements of teaching. Therefore, no teaching-learning situation is complete until it has its relevant text" (p. 315). In the same line of argumentation, Cunningsworth (1995) stated that texts have the potential for serving several additional roles in the ELT curriculum. Texts are effective resources for self-directed learning and for material presentation, sources of ideas and activities, and syllabuses where they reflect pre-determined learning objectives.

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Seyed Foad Ebrahimi
Department of English
Shadegan Branch, Islamic Azad University
Shadegan
Iran
Seyedfoade@yahoo.com

Seyed Jamal Ebrahimi
Department of English
Shadegan Branch, Islamic Azad University
Shadegan
Iran
Jetco2003@yahoo.co.uk
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