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标题：Pedagogy for Meeting the Challenges of Tackling Reading amongst University Students
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作者：Puteri Rohani Megat Abdul Rahim ; Puteri Rohani Megat Abdul Rahim
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2013
卷号：107
页码：72-79
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.401
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractBeing effective readers provide university students the onset to follow through their academic pursuit successfully. Nonetheless, reading academic materials pose challenges to many tertiary level students, particularly to the second-language speaker of English. Unfamiliarity with the text content and lack of vocabulary to tackle a variety of text types may impede students’ understanding of materials read. Thus, the role of the instructor is to arrange and design suitable pedagogical instruction to facilitate the students to become effective readers. This paper explores a pedagogical approach which comprises both the cognitive and human science approach in facilitating students to become effective readers. The approach focuses on understanding students’ comprehension of texts by listening to their voices as well as activating their cognitive ability in tackling the nuances of academic reading materials. Data was gathered qualitatively. Discussion will centre on the hows and whys of the approach, as well as the feedback component in terms of instructor's as well as students’ responses. Implications for policy, curriculum development and practice will be drawn.
关键词：Academic reading;Second-language learners;Pedagogical Approach;University students