Perspectives of EFL Students towards Reading Strategies in EFL: A Descriptive Study.

Abstract

The present descriptive study intended to interpret if the participants applied some reading strategies. This study included quantitative and qualitative data to collect results. Participants were 93 students, 28 males, and 65 females. They were students in a private university. Their ages ranged from 18 to 35. The instrument implemented was a survey divided into two parts. Firstly, there was a section to collect demographic information from students. In the second section, students had a Likert scale and open questions about reading strategies in EFL, comprehension, texts, and reading time troubles. Results demonstrated that with a mean of 1.55, and despite learners have not created a reading habit in the second language, participants practice their reading in Spanish to a great extent. It was also demonstrated with a mean of 2.03 that students understand simple parts of texts and a mean of 2.91 that learners need to read texts more than once. Moreover, a mean of 2.96 demonstrated that students need to improve in their skimming strategy. To conclude, students need to apply reading strategies to enhance their comprehension of texts. Finally, it is recommended for teachers and language learners to read this paper to reinforce the reading strategies to support learners’ during their skills development. Keywords: EFL, READING SKILLS, READING STRATEGIES, DESCRIPTIVE STUDY