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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2015.15.05.630

The Use of Reading Strategy by Reading Anxiety and English Proficiency of Korean College Students  

Im, Hee-Joo (단국대학교 교양기초교육원)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.15, no.5, 2015 , pp. 630-638 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines university students' reading strategies based on English proficiency and reading anxiety. A total of 86 university students participated in the study and completed two questionnaires related to reading strategies[9] and reading anxiety[10]. The collected data was quantitatively analyzed using SPSS 21. The results indicated that advanced and intermediate students preferred to use Problem Solving Strategies(PROB), whereas beginning level readers tended to use and Global Reading strategies(GLOB). There was no significant relationship between reading anxiety and reading strategies. However, there were some differences between two groups. High anxiety students preferred to use reading materials and textual clues and try to focus on their reading when they have a difficulty. Low anxiety students tended to adjust reading pace and try to focus on comprehension and reread when they lost their focus. Based on the results of the study, several implications and limitations were discussed.
Keywords
Reading Strategies; Problem Solving Strategies(PROB); Global Reading Strategies(GLOB); Support Strategies(SUP); Reading Anxiety;
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