Pecorari, D., Malmström, H. and Shaw, P. (2024) Reading Speed and Reading Comprehension in an English-Medium Instruction Context. Reading in a Foreign Language, 36 (1). ISSN 1539-0578
Abstract
The undeniable importance of reading in higher education prompted this investigation into the reading skills of a group often overlooked in previous research: master’s level students studying in English-medium instruction (EMI) environments. Participants (148 master's-level students of engineering) completed the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (Form G), a test of reading speed and reading comprehension. The results indicate that, at group level, these students attained levels of comprehension and rates of (silent) reading which are broadly comparable to those found for second-language users of English in better researched settings. However, a great deal of individual variation was observed, suggesting that some students may find it challenging to read for study purposes. The implications of these findings for various stakeholder groups in EMI are discussed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | reading speed, reading comprehension, English-medium instruction, higher education, reading at university |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 May 2025 13:58 |
Last Modified: | 09 May 2025 13:58 |
Published Version: | https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/item/608 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:226454 |