A proposed esp on-line course for developing reading comprehension skills of commerce university students

Author

Sayf, Lina Ahmad Nabil Mahmud

Source

Journal of the Faculty of Education

Issue

Vol. 107, Issue 6 (31 Jul. 2019), pp.3-15, 13 p.

Publisher

Mansoura University Faculty of Education

Publication Date

2019-07-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

13

Main Subjects

Educational Sciences

Topics

Abstract EN

The present study aimed at investigating the effect of using an ESP on-line course on developing reading comprehension skills.

The target reading comprehension sub- skills were: Predicting, Making relationship, Identifying information, and Word Recognition.

The researcher used the quasi-experimental design.

The participants in the study included one experimental group (N=30) freshman students at the Faculty of Commerce, Mansoura University.

The instruments used were ''Needs analysis questionnaire, reading comprehension skills questionnaire and a pre-post reading comprehension test''.

Validity and reliability were established before administering the pre-post reading comprehension test.

The study was conducted during the first semester of the academic year 2017/2018.

Results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the pre and post administrations of the reading comprehension test in favor of the posttest.

Results indicated that an ESP program has an effective impact on developing reading comprehension skills for freshman students at the Faculty of Commerce, Mansoura University.

Key words: ESP, E-learning, On-line course, Reading comprehension skills.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Sayf, Lina Ahmad Nabil Mahmud. 2019. A proposed esp on-line course for developing reading comprehension skills of commerce university students. Journal of the Faculty of Education،Vol. 107, no. 6, pp.3-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101872

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Sayf, Lina Ahmad Nabil Mahmud. A proposed esp on-line course for developing reading comprehension skills of commerce university students. Journal of the Faculty of Education Vol. 107, no. 6 (2019), pp.3-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101872

American Medical Association (AMA)

Sayf, Lina Ahmad Nabil Mahmud. A proposed esp on-line course for developing reading comprehension skills of commerce university students. Journal of the Faculty of Education. 2019. Vol. 107, no. 6, pp.3-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101872

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

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Record ID

BIM-1101872