2. METHODOLOGY
2.1. Participants
Two groups of female students, with monolingual (Persian) and bilingual (Persian-Laki)
background at two pre- university schools (30 students in each group) of Kouhdasht city in
lorestan province, Iran, selected by the researcher. The students age ranged from 17 to 18. They
have been selected according to the information that the subject indicated in the questionnaire.
The subjects in both groups were homogenous regarding teacher, time allocated to teaching (60
minutes) in each session, their age (17-18), context, and methodology (in both group the teacher
used extensive and intensive reading instruction).