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Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study

Reading deficiency in reading English texts or materials among ESL undergraduate students has been one of the most significant problems in Malaysia. Educators in Malaysia are currently facing the problem as it reflects on their students’ academic performance. This study aims to investigate Malaysian...

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Main Authors: Eugenia Ida Edward, Kamsilawati Kamlun, Wardatul Akmam Din, Chelster Sherralyn Jeoffrey Pudin
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Published: Global Academic Excellence 2021
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32724/1/Reading%20difficulties%20among%20Malaysian%20undergraduate%20ESL%20learners_%20A%20preliminary%20study.pdf
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32724/
http://www.ijepc.com/PDF/IJEPC-2021-43-11-06.pdf
https://doi.org/10.35631/IJEPC.643006
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spelling my.ums.eprints.327242022-06-09T02:00:58Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32724/ Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study Eugenia Ida Edward Kamsilawati Kamlun Wardatul Akmam Din Chelster Sherralyn Jeoffrey Pudin PE1-3729 English Reading deficiency in reading English texts or materials among ESL undergraduate students has been one of the most significant problems in Malaysia. Educators in Malaysia are currently facing the problem as it reflects on their students’ academic performance. This study aims to investigate Malaysian ESL undergraduate students’ reading difficulties in reading English texts. 25 Malaysian students who are taking advanced English courses in a university, were selected to participate in this study. A quantitative method was employed for this study. The questionnaires were designed to fit the purpose of this study. Data analysis was done using SPSS to analyse the data collected. The result shows that students are weak in grasping the main idea when they are reading, having poor vocabulary, lack of reading habit and interest in reading English texts, and are pressured with the lack of time when reading. It can be concluded that reading deficiency affects their academic performance and their English proficiency. In overcoming their difficulties, students must equip themselves with some reading strategies to help them to comprehend the English texts that they are reading. Global Academic Excellence 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32724/1/Reading%20difficulties%20among%20Malaysian%20undergraduate%20ESL%20learners_%20A%20preliminary%20study.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32724/3/Reading%20difficulties%20among%20Malaysian%20undergraduate%20ESL%20learners_%20A%20preliminary%20study%20_ABSTRACT.pdf Eugenia Ida Edward and Kamsilawati Kamlun and Wardatul Akmam Din and Chelster Sherralyn Jeoffrey Pudin (2021) Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study. International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counselling (IJEPC), 6. pp. 62-70. ISSN 0128-164X http://www.ijepc.com/PDF/IJEPC-2021-43-11-06.pdf https://doi.org/10.35631/IJEPC.643006
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Eugenia Ida Edward
Kamsilawati Kamlun
Wardatul Akmam Din
Chelster Sherralyn Jeoffrey Pudin
Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study
description Reading deficiency in reading English texts or materials among ESL undergraduate students has been one of the most significant problems in Malaysia. Educators in Malaysia are currently facing the problem as it reflects on their students’ academic performance. This study aims to investigate Malaysian ESL undergraduate students’ reading difficulties in reading English texts. 25 Malaysian students who are taking advanced English courses in a university, were selected to participate in this study. A quantitative method was employed for this study. The questionnaires were designed to fit the purpose of this study. Data analysis was done using SPSS to analyse the data collected. The result shows that students are weak in grasping the main idea when they are reading, having poor vocabulary, lack of reading habit and interest in reading English texts, and are pressured with the lack of time when reading. It can be concluded that reading deficiency affects their academic performance and their English proficiency. In overcoming their difficulties, students must equip themselves with some reading strategies to help them to comprehend the English texts that they are reading.
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author Eugenia Ida Edward
Kamsilawati Kamlun
Wardatul Akmam Din
Chelster Sherralyn Jeoffrey Pudin
author_facet Eugenia Ida Edward
Kamsilawati Kamlun
Wardatul Akmam Din
Chelster Sherralyn Jeoffrey Pudin
author_sort Eugenia Ida Edward
title Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study
title_short Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study
title_full Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study
title_fullStr Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study
title_full_unstemmed Reading difficulties among Malaysian undergraduate ESL learners: A preliminary study
title_sort reading difficulties among malaysian undergraduate esl learners: a preliminary study
publisher Global Academic Excellence
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32724/1/Reading%20difficulties%20among%20Malaysian%20undergraduate%20ESL%20learners_%20A%20preliminary%20study.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32724/3/Reading%20difficulties%20among%20Malaysian%20undergraduate%20ESL%20learners_%20A%20preliminary%20study%20_ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32724/
http://www.ijepc.com/PDF/IJEPC-2021-43-11-06.pdf
https://doi.org/10.35631/IJEPC.643006
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