Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan
In general, UiTM students are often said to be weak in the English Language. In this study, the students home and their former school experience, their motivations and attitudes towards their English Language proficiency were investigated Pre-diploma students answered the questionnaires and the dat...
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| description | In general, UiTM students are often said to be weak in the English Language. In this study, the students home and their former school experience, their motivations and attitudes towards their English Language proficiency were
investigated Pre-diploma students answered the questionnaires and the data were analysed by looking into the frequency count, mean, standard deviation and correlations between the variables. The results ofthe analysis displayed that homes and schools ofthe respondents were the contributing factors to their English Language competency. The implications of these results are discussed |
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| spelling | oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:130342023-04-10T05:18:45Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13034/ Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan smrj Lee, Jocelyn Yee Vun Dorothy, Chin Thayalan, Xavier Reading (General) Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior Universiti Teknologi MARA PE English language In general, UiTM students are often said to be weak in the English Language. In this study, the students home and their former school experience, their motivations and attitudes towards their English Language proficiency were investigated Pre-diploma students answered the questionnaires and the data were analysed by looking into the frequency count, mean, standard deviation and correlations between the variables. The results ofthe analysis displayed that homes and schools ofthe respondents were the contributing factors to their English Language competency. The implications of these results are discussed Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC) 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13034/2/13034.pdf Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan. (2007) Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Social_and_Management_Research_Journal_=28SMRJ=29/>, 4 (2). pp. 93-100. ISSN 1675-7017 https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/ |
| spellingShingle | Reading (General) Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior Universiti Teknologi MARA PE English language Lee, Jocelyn Yee Vun Dorothy, Chin Thayalan, Xavier Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan |
| title | Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan |
| title_full | Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan |
| title_fullStr | Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan |
| title_short | Reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the English Language proficiency at UiTM Sabah / Jocelyn Lee Yee Vun, Dorothy Chin and Xavier Thayalan |
| title_sort | reading behaviour and the influence of reading on the english language proficiency at uitm sabah jocelyn lee yee vun dorothy chin and xavier thayalan |
| topic | Reading (General) Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior Universiti Teknologi MARA PE English language |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13034/2/13034.pdf |
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