Using a Graphic Novel Program in Teaching Novels to enhance Faculty of Education English Majors' Reading Comprehension

This study aimed at investigating the effect of using a graphic novel based program in teaching novels on developing Faculty of Education English majors' reading comprehension. The researcher adopted one of the quasi experimental designs which is ''a pre- post control group design''. The participants of the study consisted of (60) male and female students (3rd year Faculty of Education, English majors, Minia University) who volunteered to participate in this study, they were randomly assigned into two groups (30 students each). The treatment group was taught in the graphic novel method and the non-treatment group was taught in the regular one. In addition, the participants took a pretest and a posttest specifically designed for the purpose of the study. The results of the test were statistically analyzed by t-test to measure the significance of difference between the pre-post test results. Results showed that participants' performance on the post administration of the two reading comprehension tests was significantly higher than their pre-administration. The results revealed that using the graphic novel program was effective in improving the participants' reading comprehension.

Some pedagogical implications, recommendations, and suggestions were presented.

Keywords: graphic novel, reading comprehension