The Cycle of Academic Reading Fear Among Undergraduates

This study investigates students’ fear in academic reading as well as the influence of perceived difficulties in their reading comprehension. The paper aims to study the level of anxiety as experienced by undergraduate students in academic reading. Data from 25 respondents were analyzed quantitative...

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發表在:Asian Journal of University Education
主要作者: 2-s2.0-85099921636
格式: Article
語言:English
出版: UiTM Press 2020
在線閱讀:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099921636&doi=10.24191%2fajue.v16i3.9730&partnerID=40&md5=27976bd63d4e732c3e80bf2ae1a0527c
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總結:This study investigates students’ fear in academic reading as well as the influence of perceived difficulties in their reading comprehension. The paper aims to study the level of anxiety as experienced by undergraduate students in academic reading. Data from 25 respondents were analyzed quantitatively using Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) developed by Saito, Horwitz, and Garza (1999). The objectives of the study are to examine the influence of students’ fear and perceived difficulties in academic reading. The findings of this study reveal that factors such as background and culture, general reading ability, vocabulary, grammar as well as teaching method can make readers fear reading. The results of this study bear interesting implications towards the teaching and learning of academic reading in English as a Second Language. © 2020. All rights reserved.
ISSN:18237797
DOI:10.24191/ajue.v16i3.9730