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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UiTM Press
2020
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Rahmat N.H.; Arepin M.; Sulaiman S. |
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Rahmat N.H.; Arepin M.; Sulaiman S. 2-s2.0-85099921636 The Cycle of Academic Reading Fear Among Undergraduates 2020 Asian Journal of University Education 16 3 10.24191/ajue.v16i3.9730 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099921636&doi=10.24191%2fajue.v16i3.9730&partnerID=40&md5=27976bd63d4e732c3e80bf2ae1a0527c 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. UiTM Press 18237797 English Article |
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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. |
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