Looking into EFL reading comprehension

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages 439-445

  Zoghi, Masoud ^a   Mustapha, Ramlee ^b   Maasum, Tg Nor Rizan Tg Mohd ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cognitive view; Iran; Poor comprehension; Reading comprehension; Reading strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651241885     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.10.060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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