An investigation of English reading comprehension text difficulties among master level Saudi students

Sajid, Muhammad Khalid Mehmood (2018) An investigation of English reading comprehension text difficulties among master level Saudi students. The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies (IJHSS), 6 (3). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2321-9203. (Published)

[img]
Preview
Pdf
An Investigation of English Reading Comprehension Text.pdf

Download (760kB) | Preview

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to explore the English reading comprehension text difficulties among master level Saudi students to support the reading comprehension of students with reading difficulties. The literature is mixed in regard to the different difficulties students have in reading comprehension. The Research examined the specific problems faced by these students in the literature. A survey study was conducted. 120 master level students were the participants, with reading difficulties who participated in this study. Convenience sampling was used. The findings showed that the highest difficulties faced by Saudi students on reading comprehension text were vocabulary, reading speed and the less difficult problems faced by Saudi students on reading comprehension text was reading aloud by the students. However, it was recommended that the publishers should introduce supplements or bilingual glossaries, and there should be matching text with the learning material. Further, any planned reading aloud by the instructors for these master level students can produce good text comprehension. Nevertheless; linguistics and lexical knowledge were also recommended for these master level students.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Reading comprehension; Text difficulties; Vocabulary, Reading speed; Reading aloud
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PE English
Faculty/Division: Centre For Modern Languages and Human Sciences
Depositing User: Rohaida Idaris
Date Deposited: 17 Jul 2018 01:34
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2019 07:08
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21623
Download Statistic: View Download Statistics

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item