The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners.

The study was an attempt to find out the rate of recurrence of reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners. It also tried to figure out the possible relationship between reading strategy use and reading comprehension. Moreover, the study was after the influence of gender on the use of these st...

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Main Authors: Zare, Pezhman, Othman, Moomala
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Language:English
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Published: Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), USA 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29023/
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description The study was an attempt to find out the rate of recurrence of reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners. It also tried to figure out the possible relationship between reading strategy use and reading comprehension. Moreover, the study was after the influence of gender on the use of these strategies. Ninety five ESL learners participated in the study. A reading strategy inventory and a reading comprehension test were used to collect the required data. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics to determine the frequency of strategies employed by the learners. Independent sample t-test was also employed to find out how the use of strategies varied according to gender. Moreover, Pearson coefficient correlation was used to discover the association between reading strategy use and reading comprehension achievement. According to the findings Malaysian ESL learners can be categorized as high strategy users. It was also revealed that significant differences exist between male and female language learners in the use of reading strategies. Furthermore, the use of reading strategies had a strong positive correlation with reading comprehension achievement.
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spelling upm-290232015-11-18T02:40:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29023/ The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners. Zare, Pezhman Othman, Moomala The study was an attempt to find out the rate of recurrence of reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners. It also tried to figure out the possible relationship between reading strategy use and reading comprehension. Moreover, the study was after the influence of gender on the use of these strategies. Ninety five ESL learners participated in the study. A reading strategy inventory and a reading comprehension test were used to collect the required data. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics to determine the frequency of strategies employed by the learners. Independent sample t-test was also employed to find out how the use of strategies varied according to gender. Moreover, Pearson coefficient correlation was used to discover the association between reading strategy use and reading comprehension achievement. According to the findings Malaysian ESL learners can be categorized as high strategy users. It was also revealed that significant differences exist between male and female language learners in the use of reading strategies. Furthermore, the use of reading strategies had a strong positive correlation with reading comprehension achievement. Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), USA 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29023/1/The%20relationship%20between%20reading%20comprehension%20and%20reading%20strategy%20use%20among%20Malaysian%20ESL%20learners.pdf Zare, Pezhman and Othman, Moomala (2013) The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 3 (13). pp. 187-193. ISSN 2220-8488; ESSN: 2221-0989 http://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/1944 English
spellingShingle Zare, Pezhman
Othman, Moomala
The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners.
title The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners.
title_full The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners.
title_fullStr The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners.
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners.
title_short The relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among Malaysian ESL learners.
title_sort relationship between reading comprehension and reading strategy use among malaysian esl learners.
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29023/1/The%20relationship%20between%20reading%20comprehension%20and%20reading%20strategy%20use%20among%20Malaysian%20ESL%20learners.pdf