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- Title
Role of Text Readability in Engineering Students' Reading Comprehension.
- Authors
Madhumathi, P.; Ghosh, Arijit
- Abstract
The ability of comprehension reflects the capability of deployment of reading skills and strategies during reading. It is also evident that proficiency in reading comprehension enhances the academic performance of the students. Thus, teaching and testing of reading comprehension has become compulsory for students from primary through tertiary level of education. Text readability is an essential technical aspect which needs to be accounted while selecting a passage for reading practice. However, majority of researchers around the world focus on the teaching and assessment of skills involved in reading comprehension but not the text readability. In an emerging area like English for Specific Purposes (ESP), the role of text readability contributes to the academic preparedness with reading ease. Thus, the study suggests the possible outcomes of using text readability while choosing a passage for teaching and assessment of engineering student's academic reading.
- Subjects
READING; READING comprehension; ACADEMIC achievement; RATING of students; ENGLISH language education
- Publication
Language in India, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 7, p132
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article