The Difficulties in Esp Reading Comprehension Encountered by English–majored Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23038438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tran Quoc Thao (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology), Duong My Tham |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | VNU Journal of Foreign Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2525-2445 • E-ISSN: 2525-2445 |
| Publisher | Vietnam National University of Languages and International Studies (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4253 |
| OpenAlex | W2801656489 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This study aimed at exploring difculties of ESP (English for specifc purposes) reading comprehension faced by English-majored students at one university in Vietnam. Eighty English-majored students were involved in answering a close-ended questionnaire, and three ESP teachers were invited to participate in semi-structured interview. The findings showed that students did not have much trouble in dealing with reading ESP texts; nonetheless, it was sometimes seen that two common areas of difficulties in ESP reading comprehension students were faced with were unknown words and background knowledge of subject matters. This study further revealed that students did not confront much with difficulties of text coverage, organization structure, and grammar used in ESP reading texts.
Comprehension · English for specific purposes · Grammar · Library science · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Reading (process) · Reading comprehension · Subject (documents) · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Second Language Learning and Teaching
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |