The major aim of this study was to explore the nature and frequency of the reading strategies used by the EFL learners while reading academic texts. Normally, students tend to read all the information provided in reading materials. This study explores whether learners use reading strategies to assist them in reading comprehension. There was a sample of 45 English language (EFL) learners from Is...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this work was to collect construct and criterion-related evidence of validity for a reading comprehension test (TCL - Teste de Compreensão da Leitura) with three vertically scaled forms, designed to assess students from second, third and fourth grade. METHOD Two studies were conducted. In the first (n = 1,229), a confirmatory factor analysis was performed to analyse ...

background: reading is known as one of the most important learning tools. research results consistently have shown that even a mild hearing impairment could affect the reading skills. due to the reported differences in reading comprehension skills between hearing impaired students and their normal hearing peers, this research was conducted to compare the differences between the two groups. the ...

The quality of language produced is greatly influenced by the input. Reading a major source and knowledge In Pakistan, two types books written in English are available for reader. first type includes published Pakistan second foreign authors or outside Pakistan. purpose this study was to analyze 5 story-books linguistic analysis technical were carried out explore kind material which being local...

This study sought to explore the possible relationship between reading anxiety and reading proficiency and also between reading anxiety and language learners’ use of reading strategies. The majority of studies on language anxiety have been quantitative to date. This study was conducted in two phases. The first phase was quantitative, and the second consisted of a series of case studies using in...

The paper deals with the features of teaching of profession-related texts reading in a foreign language to bilingual students in agricultural higher education institution. Article’s purpose was to analyze the technology of intercultural competence formation by means of profession-related texts reading. The method of intercultural competence formation included using the profession-related texts ...

This presentation quantitatively compares paper and electronic media from the perspectives of CO2 emissions and work efficiency. Should we reject paper out of hand based on environmental considerations? Can electronic reading devices replace paper books for leisure and work? I discuss these issues based on various analyses and experiments. Introduction Although the paperless office has been rep...

Class Two: The Activity of Philosophy and The Life of Reason [two readings] (Jan. 17)  How is appealing to reason different from appealing to authority, emotion, and selfinterest?  What are the criteria for determining whether your reasons for doing or believing something are justified (i.e., “good” reasons)?  According to Socrates, “the unexamined life is not worth living”: why?—especially ...