This study examined the effects of textual code-switching on reading comprehension based on paired-text instruction. The subjects of this study are 12 Korean elementary EFL learners aged 11 to 13. This study examined whether textual code-switching in paired-text instruction was deemed effective in terms of enhancing the reading comprehension of both low- and high-proficiency EFL learners. Study results showed that for high-proficiency EFL learners, paired-text instruction was more effective in terms of heightening their overall reading comprehension, skill in making inference as well as paired-text reading comprehension. For low-proficiency learners, code-switched paired-text instruction was found to significantly develop their overall reading comprehension, especially literal reading comprehension and inference skills as well as paired-text reading comprehension.
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I. Introduction 1. Balanced Reading through Paired-Text Instruction 2. Code-Switching in Paired-Text Instructions 3. Paired-Text Instruction with Textual Code-Switching II. Literature Review 1. Code-Switching in Utterance and Print 2. Benefits of Paired-Text Instruction III. Method 1. Participants 2. Procedure IV. Results 1. Overall Findings 2. Code-Switching in Paired-Text Instruction for High-Proficiency Learners 3. Code-Switching in Paired-Text Instruction for Low-Proficiency Learners V. Discussion and Conclusion References Abstract