Theoretical Perspective on the Effect of Emotion on Reading Comprehension Process

The main purposes of the studies on the act of reading is to determine the factors affecting the reading-comprehension process, and from this point of view, both to desing reading skills and make improvement on activities and practices that will be used in improving reading skills. In this context, emotion is a significant element to consider in reading-related studies due to its effect on cognitive processes. However, despite its importance, upon looking at the theoretical and practical studies on the reading comprehension process, one can see that the effects of emotion on reading comprehension are not sufficiently emphasized. For this reason, it is important to comprehensively investigate the effects of emotion, which has a direct effect on cognitive processes, on the reading-comprehension process, and to integrate the information obtained from here with didactic activities for the development of reading skills. Otherwise, one of the important elements that are effective in the reading process will be ignored. In this respect, the study aims to theoretically examine the effect of emotion on cognitive processes in the reading-comprehension process and to raise awareness on the subject.