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Download full textZahari, Dhiya Amalina; Dhayaalan, Jeremiah Dhayaalan Jackson – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2016
Currently, the most acknowledged test to qualify for overseas universities is the IELTS test which is referred to as the International English Language Testing System. It is implemented as an accreditation tool and is believed to be a reputable and trustworthy tool of language competence by tertiary institutions which employ its use. Regardless of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)
Habibian, Maryam – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study investigates the impact of training metacognitive strategies in reading comprehension and has been conducted among students from University Putra Malaysia. Forty eight subjects majoring in English including both males and females participated in the study. They have been chosen from first level of reading and divided into two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Direct linkJamaludin, Khairul Azhar; Alias, Norlidah; Mohd Khir, Roselina Johari; DeWitt, Dorothy; Kenayathula, Husaina Banu – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
A quasi-experimental research design was used to investigate the effectiveness of synthetic phonics in the development of early reading skills among struggling young English as a second language (ESL) readers in a rural school. The pretest and posttest, adapted from the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) for Preschool Students and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Phonics
Majuddin, Elvenna – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This study investigated the effects of differing densities of glossing on the uptake of target words and the comprehension of idea units from a reading text. The focus was whether different densities of glossing would create trade-off effects. Thirty-three Malaysian ESL learners were assigned to three different conditions: high-density glossing,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Naidu, Bharathi; Briewin, Marshal; Embi, Mohamed Amin – English Language Teaching, 2013
Reading comprehension is one of the four skills essential in learning English. In a reading class, students tend to read all the information provided in reading materials, but how much do they actually retain? This study explores whether learners use identification of the topic and main ideas as a reading strategy to assist in reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Choo, Tan Ooi Leng; Eng, Tan Kok; Ahmad, Norlida – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2011
Reading Comprehension is one of the four components tested by the "MUET" (Malaysian University English Test) for Sixth-Form students in Malaysia, and school teachers are charged with the task of helping these students improve. This article discusses how "reciprocal teaching strategies" could help low-proficiency Sixth-Form…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Reading Comprehension, Quasiexperimental Design
