The Place of Reading in EFL Context

Authors

  • Azize Kavlu English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq

Keywords:

Reading, Comprehension, Challenges, EFL Context

Abstract

 The article aim is to shed light on the problem of reading in EFL context and also refer to non – Latin Arabic alphabet learners‘ challenges. Researcher tried to analyze myriad research articles to explore the common EFL learners‘ difficulties and problems on the way of English reading and comprehension and bunch together the implemented methods (techniques) and go through generated suggestions and feasible solutions. The marshal factors will provide benefits to educators in EFL context (EFL school teachers, university lecturers, people whose concern is EFL development).

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Kavlu, A. (2015). The Place of Reading in EFL Context. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 2(1), 81-88. https://ijsses.tiu.edu.iq/index.php/ijsses/article/view/650

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