Teaching English Reading Skills at Undergraduate Level

Abstract

Abstract The main aim of this research is to enable university students to improve their reading comprehension with special emphasis on reading skills. This research consists of five chapters. Chapter one is an introductory chapter. It includes the problem of this -study which is “The weak standards of university students in reading skills”. It also includes the significance , the hypotheses and the questions of this study which are concemed with “why do the students find difficulties in reading skills? And, how can these difficulties be overcome? And, does effective teaching contribute in improving of the students’ ability to read effectively? ~ Chapter two is review of the relevant literature to this study. It includes information about reading in general and teaching reading skills in particular. Chapter three is devoted to the research methodology. It lays out the techniques that are followed in collecting the required data by using the tests and the questionnaire instruments. Chapter four, represents the collected data and gives deep analysis and full discussion and commentaries of this data. It provides tables and graphs to present the results of the responses and answers of the students. Finally, comes chapter five to conclude this study. It lists the findings of the study and points out some recommendations to be taken into account in future similar studies. This chapter is followed by the list of references that the researcher has consulted and appendices.