Investigating the Effect of Using L1 in Teaching English Reading Comprehension to Students of EFL

Abstract

Abstract: The study aims at investigating the usage of Arabic language in English reading comprehension. The study employed the experimental research method where the researcher used Arabic in the experimental group to help explaining things when they were not clear; to quickly clarify new vocabulary or phrases, while Arabic was not used at all in the control group. The findings showed a marked improvement in the reading comprehension performance of students who were taught in their first language