Investigating Students’ Attitudes towards the Use of Adapted Films to Enhance their Reading Comprehension

Abstract

This study seeks to explore the attitudes of third-year students at the University of Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahia towards the use of adapted films to improve their reading comprehension. Reading comprehension requires the activation of background knowledge, which seemingly EFL learners fail to activate, and hence find it difficult to understand what they are reading. In an attempt to find effective strategies to enhance reading comprehension, the study suggests using adapted films. The researchers thusput forward the following hypothesis: if adapted films were implemented, they would improve EFL learners‟ reading comprehension through activating their background knowledge. To test this hypothesis, a quantitative approach was utilized with descriptive statistical data collected using an online questionnaire administered to 60 third-year students of English. The findings revealed that most of the respondents hold positive attitudes towards adapted films. They believe that they activate the background knowledge that helps enhance their reading comprehension.