However, in some Asian countries including Iran, English is usually taught through the Grammar-Translation
Method (Pritchard & Nasr 2004; Iranmehr, et al., 2011). Among the inadequacies of GTM, its absence of concern with cognitive principles (Chastain, 1988) leads to the inability of students to develop some necessary skills and strategies required in reading comprehension. Therefore, in ESP context, Strategic Based Instruction method that makes use of a number of appropriate features of a variety of teaching methods to develop learners' reading comprehension ability seems to contribute positively to learning outcomes (Kashef, Damavand & Vijani, 2012). Story structure and summarization instruction create awareness of the organization of ideas and what is important.