University EFL Students’ Use of Online English Information Searching Strategy
The purpose of this study was to investigate the online English information searching strategies (OEISS) used by university students studying English as a foreign language (EFL). Students’ background characteristics were also examined to determine whether they influence the students’ searching st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Urmia University
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research |
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| Online Access: | http://ijltr.urmia.ac.ir/article_120810_400adbb33028677ad3bb20b1e7329998.pdf |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the online English information searching strategies
(OEISS) used by university students studying English as a foreign language (EFL). Students’ background
characteristics were also examined to determine whether they influence the students’ searching
strategies. This study revised and used the Online Information Searching Strategy Inventory (OISS)
developed by Tsai (2009). A survey questionnaire was administered to 537 university students
recruited from 11 universities. The results indicated that the participants used OEISS at an average
level. In addition, significant differences were found on how students used OEISS in developing their
English reading ability, their purposes for online reading, and their time spent online. Moreover,
contrary to previous findings, no significant difference was found between males and females in the
use of OEISS. Lastly, the majority of students were found to avoid using disorientation strategies. This
research provided information that compliments the present literature on OEISS for EFL university
students. |
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| ISSN: | 2322-1291 2322-1291 |