Volume 36, No. 1 Reading Speed and Reading Comprehension in an English-Medium Instruction Context.

Reading Speed and Reading Comprehension in an English-Medium Instruction Context.

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Volume 36, No. 1
contributor.author:
Pecorari, Diane Malmström, Hans Shaw, Philip
date.accessioned:
2024-09-20T22:57:22Z
date.available:
2024-09-20T22:57:22Z
date.copyright:
2024
date.issued:
2024-09-23
description.abstract:
The undeniable importance of reading in higher education prompted this investigation into the reading skills of a group often overlooked in previous research: master’s level students studying in English-medium instruction (EMI) environments. Participants (148 master's-level students of engineering) completed the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (Form G), a test of reading speed and reading comprehension. The results indicate that, at group level, these students attained levels of comprehension and rates of (silent) reading which are broadly comparable to those found for second-language users of English in better researched settings. However, a great deal of individual variation was observed, suggesting that some students may find it challenging to read for study purposes. The implications of these findings for various stakeholder groups in EMI are discussed.
endingpage:
18
format.extent:
18
identifier.citation:
Pecorari, D., Malmström, H., & Shaw, P. (2024). Reading Speed and Reading Comprehension in an English-Medium Instruction Context. Reading in a Foreign Language, 36(1), 1-18. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/67472
identifier.issn:
1539-0578
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/67472
language:
eng
number:
1
publicationname:
Reading in a Foreign Language
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology
rights.license:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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/rfl/item/608
startingpage:
1
subject:
reading speed, reading comprehension, English-medium instruction, higher education, reading at university
title:
Reading Speed and Reading Comprehension in an English-Medium Instruction Context.
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Article Text
volume:
36