ESL students’ perspectives in understanding English reading materials: the insight from a language classroom / Norizul Azida Darus, Norhajawati Abdul Halim and Aini Akmar Mohd Kasim

Darus, Norizul Azida and Abdul Halim, Norhajawati and Mohd Kasim, Aini Akmar (2019) ESL students’ perspectives in understanding English reading materials: the insight from a language classroom / Norizul Azida Darus, Norhajawati Abdul Halim and Aini Akmar Mohd Kasim. Jurnal Intelek, 14 (2). pp. 257-264. ISSN 2231-7716

Abstract

Reading is an active language activity which comprises a variety of skills. The reading comprehension lessons are normally used by instructors to help students develop their reading skills. However, in most cases, it was found that reading comprehension lessons have been centered on passages or texts followed by a set of questions. These questions were usually designed to merely test the students’ comprehension of the given text and not part of the teaching process. It has been seen and said that students merely scan for information in the text to answer these questions but were unable to relate to it. This could be due to cultural factors including the lack of reading habits among the students but most likely due to the manner reading has been taught. Thus, this study aims to investigate the teaching of English Reading materials and reading comprehension to a group of 15 students undergoing Diploma courses in UiTM Perlis. This is a qualitative study and the data are gathered through classroom observations, students’ journals, instructor’s diary and interview sessions with the students and instructor to get clearer picture on the problems they face when having to comprehend English materials. The insight generated by the description and analysis of the data collected for this study can be used for a variety of purposes, particularly; to better understand the problems faced by students when having to read in a second language, to help ESL curriculum and instructional practices, and to provide useful insights for educational language policy making.

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Darus, Norizul Azida
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Abdul Halim, Norhajawati
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Mohd Kasim, Aini Akmar
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Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Teaching (Principles and practice) > Reading (General)
P Language and Literature > PE English language > Study and teaching
P Language and Literature > PE English language > Quizzes. Examination questions, etc. English as a Second Language Achievement Test
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis > Arau Campus
Journal or Publication Title: Jurnal Intelek
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Jurnal Intelek (JI)
ISSN: 2231-7716
Volume: 14
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 257-264
Keywords: comprehend, perceptions, descriptive, insight
Date: December 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41837
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