Online Reading Comprehension: Expanding Students Understanding on the Internet

Author(s)

Taher, Rima Subhi , Marwan Ibrahim Alfadhli ,

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Volume 8 - November 2019 (11)

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze mainstream technology and Internet-based learning and attempts to explore the possibilities of incorporating digital text into the curriculum. Where this paper came to answer two important questions namely how can technology increase reading comprehension skills and make readers more efficient in their L2? What is the position of teachers and students of English as a foreign language about the Internet application in the classroom?. This paper found that the reader can connect with the ideas and incorporate them into previously gained information; also, improving reading comprehension skills primarily requires motivation, mental frameworks for holding ideas, concentration and good study techniques. Moreover, Realizing and understanding the text is much more complex and practical than vocabulary familiarity

Keywords

Online Reading, Comprehension, Expanding, Understanding.

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