Elementary schoolers' attitudes toward reading in English: how boys feel relative to girls

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Elementary schoolers' attitudes toward reading in English: how boys feel relative to girls

This paper describes the results of a study that examined the attitudes of Malaysian primary school boys and girls toward reading in English as a Second Language. Using the Students’ Reading Attitude Survey, which the researchers adapted from McKenna and Kear (1990) Elementary Reading Attitude Surve...

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Main Authors:	Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati, Abdullah, Hazlina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canadian Center of Science and Education 2016
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52793/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52793/1/Elementary%20Schoolers%27%20Attitudes%20toward%20Reading%20in%20English.pdf

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