B.ED TESL UiTM Samarahan students' attitude towards reading and their perception of themselves as teachers of reading in ESL / Amelia Alfred Tom and Affidah Morni

This present study aims to investigate the attitude and perception of Bachelor in Education Teaching of English as A Second Language Students towards reading and the teaching of reading.40 students participated in this study. The findings revealed that the students generally have a mixed attitude towards reading. They are found to be positive towards reading light materials but finds reading academic texts difficult and tedious.
Many are in favour of bottom-up reading skills which emphasizes word recognition. In terms of teacher efficacy, the students are found to have high levels of teacher efficacy, a variable which research has found to be vital in determining students’ achievement and instructional effectiveness.