A standard-based evaluation of university English majors' reading skills
Joint Authors
Abd Allah, Antar
Alawi, Abd al-Rahman
Source
International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 3 (31 Jul. 2020), pp.224-250, 27 p.
Publisher
International Foundation of the Future Horizons
Publication Date
2020-07-31
Country of Publication
Estonia
No. of Pages
27
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper investigates the extent to which a Saudi Arabian university English majors’ meet the standards in reading skills and compares the reading proficiency of freshmen and graduates to measure the difference between them that can be attributed to their reading curriculum.
The sample of the study consisted of 336 freshmen/graduates and male/female students enrolled in the department of English.
It is found that the reading program presented to English majors at the university requires professionals and stakeholders to pay good attention to the important areas where participants showed a drastically low level.
Detailed results were obtained based on standards and indicators shed more light on areas where female surpass male students, and vice versa.
Recommendations for improving the quality of the reading program were suggested.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd Allah, Antar& Alawi, Abd al-Rahman. 2020. A standard-based evaluation of university English majors' reading skills. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences،Vol. 3, no. 3, pp.224-250.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-962511
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd Allah, Antar& Alawi, Abd al-Rahman. A standard-based evaluation of university English majors' reading skills. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences Vol. 3, no. 3 (Jul. 2020), pp.224-250.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-962511
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd Allah, Antar& Alawi, Abd al-Rahman. A standard-based evaluation of university English majors' reading skills. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 3, pp.224-250.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-962511
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 243-250
Record ID
BIM-962511