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Tan Ai Lin, Debbita; Pandian, Ambigapathy; Jaganathan, Paramaswari – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2016
Malaysian tertiary students are reluctant readers of English texts, a condition which can impede the development of their English proficiency. In any ESL/EFL reading programme, particularly programmes for lower proficiency students, it is essential to provide materials that students can comprehend without difficulty. This paper discusses the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Positive Attitudes
Zarifi, Abdolvahed – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
Despite the not-so-distant negligence of lexicon in language instruction, it is currently taking on a core role in designing ELT materials. Selection of the lexical content is usually informed by a set of pedagogical and non-pedagogical factors like learnability, usefulness, the level of proficiency targeted, frequency, range, coverage, etc. With…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Instructional Materials, Vocabulary
Abidin, Mohammad Jafre Bin Zainol; Pourmohammadi, Majid; Varasingam, Nalini A/P; Lean, Ooi Choon – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2014
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the differences in online reading habits between genders and investigate the relationship between socio-economic status and online reading habits. Using a questionnaire, a quantitative approach was administered to 240 Form-Four students from four secondary schools in Penang Island, Malaysia. Findings…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Electronic Learning, Gender Differences, Investigations
Choo, Tan Ooi Leng; Eng, Tan Kok; Ahmad, Norlida – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2011
Reading Comprehension is one of the four components tested by the "MUET" (Malaysian University English Test) for Sixth-Form students in Malaysia, and school teachers are charged with the task of helping these students improve. This article discusses how "reciprocal teaching strategies" could help low-proficiency Sixth-Form…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Reading Comprehension, Quasiexperimental Design
Sani, Azlina Murad; Zain, Zaizati – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among second language reading attitudes, reading self-efficacy, and reading ability, as well as gender differences across the variables among adolescents in a setting that does not foster English as second language (ESL). Two hundred sixteen-year olds completed a translated version of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Reading Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Reading Ability
Lie, Koo Yew; Lick, Soo Hoo Pin – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2007
This paper is based on a qualitative case study on the perceptions of Malaysian Chinese parents towards literacy practices of their two children specifically in relation to the socialization practices they privilege at home. It looks at these literacy practices as choices made by parents for their teenage children at the intersection of home,…
Descriptors: Literacy, Parent Attitudes, Asians, Foreign Countries
Seng, Goh Hock – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2007
Numerous studies have shown that thinking aloud while reading can be an effective instructional technique in helping students improve their reading comprehension. However, most of the studies that examined the effects of think-aloud involve subjects reading individually and carried out in isolation away from the classroom context. Recently,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)