2022_Lower Secondary School Students Attitude Towards Reading in English at Two Rural Schools in Terengganu
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| spelling | 15918 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=15918 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection3 General Document Malaysia Library Staff (Top Management) Library Staff (Management) Library Staff (Support) Terengganu Faculty of Languages & Communication English application/pdf 1.7 108 Server storage Scanned document Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin UniSZA Private Access UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN Copyright©PWB2025 2022-10-17 广州万彩信息; modified using iTextSharp™ 5.5.10 ©2000-2016 iText Group NV (AGPL-version) LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS READING IN ENGLISH AT TWO RURAL SCHOOLS IN TERENGGANU (MASTER_2022).pdf 2022_Lower Secondary School Students Attitude Towards Reading in English at Two Rural Schools in Terengganu Anujha A/P Athinarayanan Reading—Attitudes—Malaysia Attitudes toward reading in English among rural students Reading motivation in lower secondary ESL learners English reading habits of Malaysian rural students Reading in English as a second language (ESL) is a vital skill that must be mastered by all adolescents. However, the reading process is neither easy nor straightforward in its nature. Despite the initiatives by the government and non-governmental agencies to inculcate reading habits, statistics has shown that students’ interest in reading has not improved much. Given the importance of developing a positive attitude among adolescents, the current study aims to investigate the attitude among lower secondary school students towards reading in ESL. Quantitative approach was used whereby data were collected through the use of an instrument, ‘the Adult Survey Of Reading Attitude’ (ASRA). The questionnaires were administered to 300 lower secondary school students ( Form 1 & Form 2 ) at two national schools in Terengganu, Malaysia. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. Descriptive analysis was carried out for RQ1,Independent Sample T Test for RQ2 & 3 and One Way-ANOVA for RQ4 . Findings from this study showed that despite an overall moderate attitude towards reading, these students seriously lack a proper reading habit and practice both in and outside the classroom for ESL reading. In terms of gender difference female students shows significantly higher attitude compared to male students , while there were no significant differences among Form 1 and Form 2 students . Regarding family income there is a huge difference as in higher income parents can support more to their children’s reading attitude. The study provides several pedagogical implications to both ESL students and practitioners. Activities that initiate reading attitude is needed to encourage among students . Furthermore, to facilitate and further improve the ESL reading skills among the students, an amalgamation of appropriate teaching approaches or methodologies can be adapted and practiced in the ESL reading classrooms creating a more conducive and stress-free environment to encourage students to build the reading attitude more confidently. Dissertations, Academic Thesis |
| spellingShingle | 2022_Lower Secondary School Students Attitude Towards Reading in English at Two Rural Schools in Terengganu |
| state | Terengganu |
| subject | Reading—Attitudes—Malaysia Dissertations, Academic |
| summary | Reading in English as a second language (ESL) is a vital skill that must be mastered by all adolescents. However, the reading process is neither easy nor straightforward in its nature. Despite the initiatives by the government and non-governmental agencies to inculcate reading habits, statistics has shown that students’ interest in reading has not improved much. Given the importance of developing a positive attitude among adolescents, the current study aims to investigate the attitude among lower secondary school students towards reading in ESL. Quantitative approach was used whereby data were collected through the use of an instrument, ‘the Adult Survey Of Reading Attitude’ (ASRA). The questionnaires were administered to 300 lower secondary school students ( Form 1 & Form 2 ) at two national schools in Terengganu, Malaysia. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. Descriptive analysis was carried out for RQ1,Independent Sample T Test for RQ2 & 3 and One Way-ANOVA for RQ4 . Findings from this study showed that despite an overall moderate attitude towards reading, these students seriously lack a proper reading habit and practice both in and outside the classroom for ESL reading. In terms of gender difference female students shows significantly higher attitude compared to male students , while there were no significant differences among Form 1 and Form 2 students . Regarding family income there is a huge difference as in higher income parents can support more to their children’s reading attitude. The study provides several pedagogical implications to both ESL students and practitioners. Activities that initiate reading attitude is needed to encourage among students . Furthermore, to facilitate and further improve the ESL reading skills among the students, an amalgamation of appropriate teaching approaches or methodologies can be adapted and practiced in the ESL reading classrooms creating a more conducive and stress-free environment to encourage students to build the reading attitude more confidently. |
| title | 2022_Lower Secondary School Students Attitude Towards Reading in English at Two Rural Schools in Terengganu |
| title_full | 2022_Lower Secondary School Students Attitude Towards Reading in English at Two Rural Schools in Terengganu |
| title_fullStr | 2022_Lower Secondary School Students Attitude Towards Reading in English at Two Rural Schools in Terengganu |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2022_Lower Secondary School Students Attitude Towards Reading in English at Two Rural Schools in Terengganu |
| title_short | 2022_Lower Secondary School Students Attitude Towards Reading in English at Two Rural Schools in Terengganu |
| title_sort | 2022_lower secondary school students attitude towards reading in english at two rural schools in terengganu |