EFL Students’ Perspectives and Challenges in Critical Reading Skills for Postgraduate Study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

EFL Students’ Perspectives and Challenges in Critical Reading Skills for Postgraduate Study

Published:2023-07-31 Issue:25 Volume:8 Page:21-26
ISSN:2398-4287
Container-title:Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal
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Short-container-title:E-BPJ

Author:

Shamida Arieff,Sidhu Gurnam Kaur,Kamil Samsul,Du Ruofei

Abstract

Research reveals that EFL postgraduates from China possess limited academic literacy, especially critical reading skills. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate EFL students’ perspectives and challenges in critical reading skills for postgraduate study. This study was conducted in a private university located in Peninsular Malaysia involving an intact group of 50 first-year postgraduate students from China. Data were collected through questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Quantitative findings revealed that EFL students held above-average perceptions of their ability in critical reading, but interview sessions revealed otherwise, as a majority claimed they struggled in employing critical reading skills.

Publisher

e-IPH Ltd.

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,Water Science and Technology,Geography, Planning and Development

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