Jordanian EFL Teachers' Use of Graphic Organizers in Teaching Reading Comprehension: A Case Study of Three Teachers in Jordan

Authors

Bassmah Fraihat, Ministry of Education - JordanFollow
Abdallah bani Abdelrahman, Yarmouk University - JordanFollow

DOI

https://doi.org/10.35192/jjoas-h.v26i1.10

Abstract

This study reports a case study on the use of graphic organizers in teaching reading comprehension. It focused on teachers' application of graphic organizers in three areas: using semantic maps to teach and expand key words, using concept maps to help students extract information and understand relationships between ideas in expository texts, and using story maps to assist students in identifying the components of literary texts and ordering events chronologically. To collect data, an observation checklist designed by the researchers was used to observe three Jordanian EFL teachers who were purposefully selected from Zainab Bent Al Rasoul Basic School for Girls in the Bani Obaid Directorate of Education. The analysis of the checklist revealed that these teachers did not utilize the three types of graphic organizers (semantic maps, concept maps, story maps) in teaching reading comprehension. Several recommendations for future research are also proposed.

Recommended Citation

Fraihat, Bassmah and bani Abdelrahman, Abdallah (2021) "Jordanian EFL Teachers' Use of Graphic Organizers in Teaching Reading Comprehension: A Case Study of Three Teachers in Jordan," Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series: Vol. 26: Iss. 1, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35192/jjoas-h.v26i1.10
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jjoas-h/vol26/iss1/10