Overcoming Reading Problems among El-Zawia EFL University Students Using Different Content Area Reading Strategies

Elsadek Mohamed Ally Salim

doi:10.12816/0022022

Article Details

Overcoming Reading Problems among El-Zawia EFL University Students Using Different Content Area Reading Strategies

Authors:

Elsadek Mohamed Ally Salim

Publisher:

Faculty of Education - Benha University

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Journal of Faculty of Education - Benha University 2014 Vol.25 Issue 100 Part 2, pp.1-39

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

80000

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

11102411

DOI:

10.12816/0022022

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Keywords:

Abstract:

 The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using some content area reading strategies to overcome some reading problems among second year English department students Faculty of Education at El-Zawia University .The subjects of this study included(60) second year English department students. They were divided into two groups (one experimental and control).The researcher prepared a list of the most common EFL reading problems among those students and a pre -post content area reading strategies test .Presenting various content area material helped students not only overcoming frequently lack of study skills ,but also more fundamentally .The underling competence necessary for successful study ,self-confidence ,self-awareness ,the ability to think critically and creatively independence of mind and so on as it gives the students the chance to solve the study problem autonomously .Results of the post test indicated that ,the content area reading strategies were effective in enhancing the 2nd year students ability to infer meaning from context ,to deal with what makes words difficult ,unknown words or unfamiliar words and to deal with the total word attack skills .

 يهدف هذا البحث إلى التحقق من استخدام بعض استراتيجيات القراءة لعلاج بعض مشكلات القراءة لدى طلاب الفرقة الثانية شعبة اللغة الانجليزية بكلية التربية جامعة الزاوية .تحتوى عينة الدراسة على (60) طالب تم تقسيمهم الى مجموعة تجريبية ومجموعة ضابطة. وقد قام الباحث بإعداد قائمة بأهم مشكلات القراءة التى تواجه هؤلاء الطلاب. واعد الباحث اختبار قبلى وبعدى لقياس مدى تمكن الطلاب من مهارات القراءة قبل وبعد التطبيق الفعلى عليهم. هذا بالإضافة الى البرنامج الذى اعده الباحث والذى يحتوى على العديد من الاستراتيجيات التدريسية المتنوعة لعلاج مشكلات القراءة لدى هؤلاء الطلاب .ومن اهم نتائج البحث انه قد نجح ليس فقط فى تعويض الطلاب عن ما يعوزهم من مهارات ولكن امدهم ايضا بالعديد من المهارات مثل مهارة الوعى الذاتى والقدرة على التفكير الناقد لما يقابلهم من مشكلات فى القراءة. ومن هنا يستطيع الباحث ان يجذم بان البحث قد حقق اهم أهدافه وهو علاج بعض مشكلات القراءة لدى طلاب الفرقة الثانية بشعبة اللغة الانجليزية بكلية التربية جامعة الزاوية.

Article Details

Overcoming Reading Problems among El-Zawia EFL University Students Using Different Content Area Reading Strategies

Authors:

Elsadek Mohamed Ally Salim

Publisher:

Faculty of Education - Benha University

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Journal of Faculty of Education - Benha University 2014 Vol.25 Issue 100 Part 2, pp.1-39

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

80000

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

11102411

DOI:

10.12816/0022022

Descriptors:

READING INSTRUCTION

DYSLEXIA

READING PROBLEMS

READING SKILLS

COLLEGE STUDENTS

LIBYA

EFL ( English as a Foreign Language )

Content Area Reading Strategies

Reading Problems

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Elsadek Mohamed Ally Salim

Publisher: Faculty of Education - Benha University

Main Topics: Education

Journal: Journal of Faculty of Education - Benha University 2014 Vol.25 Issue 100 Part 2, pp.1-39

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2014

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 80000

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 11102411

DOI: 10.12816/0022022

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Elsadek Mohamed Ally Salim

Publisher:

Faculty of Education - Benha University

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Journal of Faculty of Education - Benha University 2014 Vol.25 Issue 100 Part 2, pp.1-39

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

80000

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

11102411

DOI:

10.12816/0022022