Author/Authors :
Yaseri Moghadam، Sajad نويسنده Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Isfahan, Iran , , Fotovatnia، Zahra نويسنده Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Isfahan, Iran , , Esmaili، Maryam نويسنده Helicobacter pylori Research Group, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
Reading is one of the most important skills in any language class and is highly emphasized in our country both at college and high school levels. The importance of reading comprehension and its inclusion in English language tests motivate researchers to find out if there is a relationship between reading comprehension and spatial intelligence which is supposed to be used in mental map creation while reading situational models of discourse. The present study was designed to investigate the aforementioned issue. The study was conducted with a sample of 60 Iranian university students studying English as their major at the B.A. level. There were equal numbers of male and female participants with the age range of 21-35. They received the Rybacow Spatial Intelligence test and two situational models of discourse comprehension tests. The scores of the participants on the reading comprehension tests and the Rybacow Spatial intelligence test were measured and analyzed by the SPSS software. The results revealed a strong positive relationship between spatial intelligence and situational models of discourse comprehension. The results of this study can be helpful for English language teachers who would like to encourage the use of mental map creation as a strategy for situational models of discourse comprehension.
