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Althewini, Abdulaziz; Al Roomy, Muhammad A. – Review of Education, 2023
Reading occupies a prominent place in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) as students learn best by engaging with written materials. Positive reading attitudes are believed to affect students' present and future academic success. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of English reading attitudes on students' achievement. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Health Sciences, Reading Attitudes
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M. Aljoharah Almadhi; M. Zaha Alanazi – Cogent Education, 2024
This study delves into how the presentation medium of texts impacts students' reading comprehension and attitudes. Employing a quasi-experimental mixed-method approach, it explores the effects of e-books on EFL students' comprehension and attitudes toward reading. A total of 28 female EFL students enrolled in the preparatory year program (PYP) at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Books, Reading Comprehension, Reading Attitudes
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Afari, Ernest; Eksail, Fuad Ali Ahmed; Khine, Myint Swe; Alaam, Shaima Ali – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Students become more actively involved in their studies when teachers integrate ICT into their lessons. Since computer self-efficacy is positively related to the integration of technology in education, improving pre-service teachers' computer self-efficacy could increase their intention to use technology. The present study explores the association…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Health Sciences, Reading Attitudes
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Mousa O. M. Hasan – International Education Studies, 2024
Reading English has become a global trend in twenty first century because of its professional use worldwide. Students are motivated to improve their reading skills because they know that doing so would help them get better-paying jobs and advance in their chosen fields. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate how reading proficiency and views…
Descriptors: Correlation, Reading Achievement, Reading Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Habib, Faiza; Watkins, Peter – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2023
This study investigated the attitudes of Saudi female EFL students and teachers, and the barriers to the uptake of the extensive reading program at a preparatory year program in Saudi Arabia. In order to enhance the effectiveness of the extensive reading research, a mixed method research design was employed using an online questionnaire followed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Al-Seghayer, Khalid – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2023
Second language (L2) readers develop new screen-based reading habits as they learn in an increasingly digital world. This study examines the emerging digital-reading practices (EDRPs) of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). The study identifies three prominent approaches that influence the digital-reading practices of EFL learners, it…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Meniado, Joel C. – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2021
This study examined the English extensive reading (ER) programs across the Arabian Gulf region. It investigated the ER models and approaches adopted by different higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region, their ER practices and activities, and the challenges they encountered in implementing their ER programs. Utilizing qualitative…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Comprehension, Reading Attitudes, Reading Materials
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Al Roomy, Muhammad; Althewini, Abdulaziz – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This study examined the effect of an extensive reading online program implemented in a blended learning format to increase students' reading comprehension. The participants were Saudi freshmen students in a medical university, and the data were collected from two sources: pre- and post-test scores and an open-ended questionnaire. The results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Blended Learning, Medical Students
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Islam, Mehvesh; Eltilib, Hiba – Cogent Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was two-fold: To understand how reading aloud can help improve the cognitive learning processes of first grade students in Saudi Arabia; and to analyze different reading aloud techniques and their effects on the students' learning attitudes and motivation in the classroom. The applied research required two first grade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Reading Aloud to Others, Oral Reading
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Alghonaim, Ali S. – English Language Teaching, 2020
This experimental study reported in this article is casual research since it aims to improve reading comprehension of EFL students by means of applying pre-related reading activities. The study is quantitative. It used two instruments: (1) Reading Engagement Scale developed by Whitaker (2003) to determine the efficacy of pre-related reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2023
This study aimed to explore the magazines and topics that female college students like to read, and the topics that senior and junior high school reading textbooks contain. Findings of questionnaire-surveys with female college students at King Saud University revealed that 77% of the students read women's magazines; 77% like to read about fashion…
Descriptors: Females, Islam, Religious Factors, Foreign Countries
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Qutob, Maysa Mohammad Sadiq – Arab World English Journal, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching (RT) in improving high school female students' attitudes toward reading in a second language as the results might shed light on effective teaching practices in the L2 classrooms. To this end, a self-report questionnaire was developed and validated by the researcher. A…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Females, Reading Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Salameh, Lina Abedelqader Mohmmad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Extensive reading approach (ER) has received conceptual support from views and theories that prioritize the importance of input in second language acquisition. ER is probably one of the easiest ways to implement an input-rich learning environment in a pedagogical setting. Accordingly, the current study is an attempt to investigate the effect of ER…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Attitudes
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2016
PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) is the fourth assessment in the current trend series, following PIRLS 2001, 2006, and 2011. There were 61 participants in PIRLS 2016, including 50 countries and 11 benchmarking entities (e.g., regions of countries as well as additional grades or language groups from the participating…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Grade 4
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Altalhab, Sultan – English Language Teaching, 2016
The study explores the social practice of vocabulary learning by examining vocabulary teaching techniques employed by teachers, the vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) identified by students as most useful and the ones they felt most competent in using when reading and teachers' and students' attitudes towards learning vocabulary through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
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