Academic Reading Difficulties Encountered by International Graduate Students in a Malaysian University

Autor/inn/en	Alghail, Ali Abdullah Ali; Mahfoodh, Omer Hassan Ali
Titel	Academic Reading Difficulties Encountered by International Graduate Students in a Malaysian University
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 26 (2016) 3, S.369-386 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Foreign Students; Reading Difficulties; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Focus Groups; Journal Writing; Content Analysis; Notetaking; Reading Strategies; Reading Comprehension; Time Management; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Intensive Language Courses; Workshops; Meetings; Help Seeking; English for Academic Purposes; Mixed Methods Research; Interviews; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Inhaltsanalyse; Reading strategy; Leselernstufe; Lesetechnik; Leseverstehen; Zeitmanagement; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Intensivkurs; Sprachkurs; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Meeting; Tagung; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This study examines how international graduate students in a Malaysian public university perceive and overcome academic reading difficulties. The target population included all graduate students from Yemen, an Arab country, studying at Universiti Sains Malaysia. Data were collected using questionnaires, focus group interviews, and journal writing. While quantitative data were analysed using SPSS, qualitative data were analysed through content analysis. The results show that most of the academic reading difficulties faced by international graduate students were five: taking brief and relevant notes, using their own words in note taking, working out meaning of difficult words, identifying supporting ideas/examples, and managing their time for completion of reading academic materials. To overcome academic reading difficulties, international graduate students used strategies such as enrolling in some intensive English language courses, attending workshops organised in the University, attending colloquiums organised in their schools, getting help from other graduate students, and reading books on English for academic purposes. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01