An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School Adolescents

Reading is the most critical aspect of knowledge, it is believed that it affects other language skills such as writing, speaking, and listening. However, the process of reading on its own is very complex because it is usually associated with strategy instruction. This study observes how female Saudi...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Al-Moghrabi, Arwa Abdulrahman (author)
منشور في: 2015
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language skills
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description Reading is the most critical aspect of knowledge, it is believed that it affects other language skills such as writing, speaking, and listening. However, the process of reading on its own is very complex because it is usually associated with strategy instruction. This study observes how female Saudi high school adolescents from different linguistic backgrounds use reading strategies in Arabic and English. The study has used the think aloud protocol to allow students to verbalize their thoughts on to how they interpret four different reading texts, two in English and two in Arabic. The element of intertextuality is considered as a text testing criteria. The researcher tries to answer the following questions: 1) what are the symmetries and asymmetries of using reading strategies in L1 and L2? 2) what is the role of genre, register, and students’ linguistic background in reading comprehension? and 3) what are the Arabic and English subject teachers’ perceptions about the new implemented curriculum and methods of reading strategy instruction? The research has bred interesting and varying results when looking at students individually; however, holistically more research should be done in this area in order to provide a clearer understanding of how strategies are used in both languages.
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spelling An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School AdolescentsAl-Moghrabi, Arwa Abdulrahmanreading strategieslanguage skillshigh school adolescentsReading is the most critical aspect of knowledge, it is believed that it affects other language skills such as writing, speaking, and listening. However, the process of reading on its own is very complex because it is usually associated with strategy instruction. This study observes how female Saudi high school adolescents from different linguistic backgrounds use reading strategies in Arabic and English. The study has used the think aloud protocol to allow students to verbalize their thoughts on to how they interpret four different reading texts, two in English and two in Arabic. The element of intertextuality is considered as a text testing criteria. The researcher tries to answer the following questions: 1) what are the symmetries and asymmetries of using reading strategies in L1 and L2? 2) what is the role of genre, register, and students’ linguistic background in reading comprehension? and 3) what are the Arabic and English subject teachers’ perceptions about the new implemented curriculum and methods of reading strategy instruction? The research has bred interesting and varying results when looking at students individually; however, holistically more research should be done in this area in order to provide a clearer understanding of how strategies are used in both languages.The British University in Dubai (BUiD)2015-12-17T10:53:44Z2015-12-17T10:53:44Z2015-04Dissertationapplication/pdf120038http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/776enoai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/7762021-11-22T07:10:48Z
spellingShingle An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School Adolescents
Al-Moghrabi, Arwa Abdulrahman
reading strategies
language skills
high school adolescents
title An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School Adolescents
title_full An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School Adolescents
title_fullStr An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School Adolescents
title_full_unstemmed An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School Adolescents
title_short An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School Adolescents
title_sort An Examination of Reading Strategies in Arabic (L1) and English (L2) Used by Saudi Female Public High School Adolescents
topic reading strategies
language skills
high school adolescents
url http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/776