The Effect of Visual Input Enhancement on Learners' engagement and Positive Attitude in an EFL Context

The current study is conducted to investigate any possible effect of visual input enhancement in learners’engagement and positive attitude. To pursue the goal, ۸۶ Iranian EFL students studying at Persian Gulf university and۳۰ high school students took part in the study. The university students were junior and senior students majoring inEnglish literature. To obtain the required data the following tests were administered: a proficiency test and anengagement and attitude test.Based on their proficiency test scores, the participants were divided into two groups. The experimental group tookpart in poetry classroom via visual input enhancement and visualization. The engagement and attitude test wasadministered to check learners’ level of engagement and attitude toward the classroom via different input. Thedescriptive analysis of data was calculated and t-test analyses were used. The findings indicated that level ofengagement and positive attitude differed in experimental and control groups, experimental group obtained higherlevels of engagement and expressed positive attitude toward the poetry and prose class via visual input enhancement.The findings of study provided much needed empirical data for teachers in literature classroom and suggested a highlypractical strategy to improve EFL learners’ engagement.

کلیدواژه ها:

EFL Context ، Engagement ، Positive Attitude ، Visual Input Enhancement