Interdisciplinary differences among Saudi University students in REAP strategies
Other Title(s)
الفروق التخصصية في استراتيجيات قراءة اللغة الإنجليزية لأغراض أكاديمية لدى الطلاب السعوديين في المرحلة الجامعية
Author
al-Ghamid, Hamdan Muhammad Aydah
Source
Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.287-312, 26 p.
Publisher
King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
Publication Date
2010-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
26
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This English language teaching and learning study explores the REAP (Reading English for Academic Purposes) strategies used by a sample of 92 university male students from four scientific colleges; Medicine, Medical Sciences, Engineering, and Applied Sciences (23 students from each discipline).
It makes use of a widely-known classification of learning strategies, which divides strategies into the categories of memory, cognitive, meta-cognitive, compensation, affective, and social strategies.
It introduces a Strategy Inventory for the particular language skill of reading.
The main aim is to compare and contrast students’ reading strategy choices and investigate if the possible differences were due to students’ different levels of reading proficiency.
Using the Chi-Square statistical test, association between students’ reading proficiency and their majors could be noticed.
Also, significant relationship between participants’ reading proficiency (and their majors accordingly) on the one hand and their reading strategy choices on the other could be found on the two categories of metacognitive and social strategies.
This research paper also shows that other relevant factors such as the amount and manner of good strategy use may well contribute to the differences between efficient and less skilled students of REAP, and hence should not be ignored.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ghamid, Hamdan Muhammad Aydah. 2010. Interdisciplinary differences among Saudi University students in REAP strategies. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities،Vol. 18, no. 2, pp.287-312.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ghamid, Hamdan Muhammad Aydah. Interdisciplinary differences among Saudi University students in REAP strategies. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities Vol. 18, no. 2 (2010), pp.287-312.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-985979
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ghamid, Hamdan Muhammad Aydah. Interdisciplinary differences among Saudi University students in REAP strategies. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities. 2010. Vol. 18, no. 2, pp.287-312.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-985979
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 305-310
Record ID
BIM-985979