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An Analysis of the Reading Attitudes and Habits among ESL Pa ...
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- Title: An Analysis of the Reading Attitudes and Habits among ESL Part One Diploma Students in MARA University of Technology Malaysia, Johor Branch
- Author(s): Suhaidi Elias@Alias, Noriah Ismail
- Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
- Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
- Series: Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Journal Title: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review
- Keywords: ESL, Reading Habits, Reading Attitudes
- Volume: 4
- Issue: 8
- Date: December 03, 2009
- ISSN: 1833-1882 (Print)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1833-1882/CGP/v04i08/51535
- Citation: Elias@Alias, Suhaidi, and Noriah Ismail. 2009. "An Analysis of the Reading Attitudes and Habits among ESL Part One Diploma Students in MARA University of Technology Malaysia, Johor Branch." The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review 4 (8): 181-190. doi:10.18848/1833-1882/CGP/v04i08/51535.
- Extent: 10 pages
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Abstract
The study investigates the reading habits and attitudes of Malaysian ESL students at the tertiary level. The subjects are Part One Diploma Students at MARA University of Technology, Malaysia, Johor Branch. The subjects were given a set of questionnaires regarding their reading habits and attitudes and the findings indicate that the students prefer certain types of reading materials compared to others especially the non-academic reading materials.
