ERIC Number: EJ1329892
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-2094-3938
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Exploring Reading Strategies through Introspective and Retrospective Think-Aloud Protocol
Al Qahtani, Abdulkhaleq A.
TESOL International Journal, v15 n4 p37-63 2020
The present study reports reading strategies of Arabic L1 EFL college-level learners at three reading ability levels: high, medium, and low. Thirty students were asked to take the reading section of the TOFEL to determine their reading abilities. Then two participants from each level were selected randomly to go through the think-aloud protocol and the retrospective report. Then they were interviewed for further insights. Ten reading strategies were identified with the high ability, 10 with the medium ability, and 2 with the low power. The findings support that each reading ability employs these strategies differently and apparently for different purposes. Pedagogical suggestions were presented.
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Protocol Analysis, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Tests, Semitic Languages, Native Language, College Students, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Reading Ability, Majors (Students), Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English as a Foreign Language
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