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Techniques For Increasing Writing And Reading Proficiency Of International Students, Abatah D. Daher
Techniques For Increasing Writing And Reading Proficiency Of International Students, Abatah D. Daher
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to examine and develop a program to increase the language proficiency of international students.
The subjects for this study consisted of 44 international students enrolled in the course entitled, "Effective College Reading for International Students." The subjects were divided into two groups, the experimental group and the control group.
Gates and MacGinitie Reading Survey E (1978) was used in assessing language proficiency. Speed and accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension scores were obtained for the experimental and control groups. An analysis using the Fry formula (1977) to identify the grade level score for their stories was …