Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan

In general, UiTM students are often said to be weak in the English Language. In this study, the students home and their former school experience, their motivations and attitudes towards their English Language proficiency were investigated Pre-diploma students answered the questionnaires and the dat...

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Main Authors: Lee, Jocelyn Yee Vun, Dorothy, Chin, Thayalan, Xavier
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC) 2007
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description In general, UiTM students are often said to be weak in the English Language. In this study, the students home and their former school experience, their motivations and attitudes towards their English Language proficiency were investigated Pre-diploma students answered the questionnaires and the data were analysed by looking into the frequency count, mean, standard deviation and correlations between the variables. The results ofthe analysis displayed that homes and schools ofthe respondents were the contributing factors to their English Language competency. The implications of these results are discussed
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spelling uitm-130342023-04-10T05:18:45Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13034/ Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan smrj Lee, Jocelyn Yee Vun Dorothy, Chin Thayalan, Xavier Reading (General) Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior Universiti Teknologi MARA PE English language In general, UiTM students are often said to be weak in the English Language. In this study, the students home and their former school experience, their motivations and attitudes towards their English Language proficiency were investigated Pre-diploma students answered the questionnaires and the data were analysed by looking into the frequency count, mean, standard deviation and correlations between the variables. The results ofthe analysis displayed that homes and schools ofthe respondents were the contributing factors to their English Language competency. The implications of these results are discussed Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC) 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13034/2/13034.pdf Lee, Jocelyn Yee Vun and Dorothy, Chin and Thayalan, Xavier (2007) Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan. (2007) Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Social_and_Management_Research_Journal_=28SMRJ=29.html>, 4 (2). pp. 93-100. ISSN 1675-7017 https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Reading (General)
Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior
Universiti Teknologi MARA
PE English language
Lee, Jocelyn Yee Vun
Dorothy, Chin
Thayalan, Xavier
Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan
title Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan
title_full Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan
title_fullStr Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan
title_full_unstemmed Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan
title_short Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan
title_sort reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the english language proficiency at uitm sabah / jocelyn lee yee vun, dorothy chin and xavier thayalan
topic Reading (General)
Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior
Universiti Teknologi MARA
PE English language
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13034/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13034/