TAILIEUCHUNG - Factors related to the reading competence of english major students at college of sciences – Thai Nguyen University

The respondents of the study were 66 English major students of the College of Sciences, Thai Nguyen University in the first semester of the academic year 2010-2011. The findings revealed that there is significant relationship between reading comprehension ability and vocabualry ability, types of reading materials used during lesson, location of high school which graduated from. | Phan Thị Hòa Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ 94(06): 111 - 115 FACTORS RELATED TO THE READING COMPETENCE OF ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT COLLEGE OF SCIENCES – THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Phan Thi Hoa* College of Sciences – TNU SUMMARY Reading is a great way leading people to the world of knowledge. One’s reading competence, however, may be affected by many factors such as his reading habit, reading interest or types of reading materials used and so on. This descriptive correlational study attempts to analyse some key factors and establish relationship between the profile of students to their reading competence. The study sought to answer the question of whether there are any significant ralationships between the profile of students and their competence in reading English texts. The respondents of the study were 66 English major students of the College of Sciences, Thai Nguyen University in the first semester of the academic year 2010-2011. The findings revealed that there is significant relationship between reading comprehension ability and vocabualry ability, types of reading materials used during lesson, location of high school which graduated from. Key words: Factors, reading competence, vocabulary ability, significantly related, English major students, College of Sciences, Thai Nguyen University. INTRODUCTION * In Vietnam, since 1975, the teaching and learning of foreign languages have experienced many great changes. Year 1986 was seen as an important turning point for Vietnam, because in that year the Communist Party of Vietnam approved the policy of renovation. Vietnam decided to expand its relations with all foreign countries irrespective of different political systems and to adopt a market-oriented economy. As a result, foreign language subjects were taken into consideration. The role of foreign languages in national development was recognized. Nguyen, (2007) stated that the current foreign language education policy encourages the teaching and learning of a .

• Ngôn ngữ học
• Factors related to the reading competence
• English major students
• College of sciences
• Thai Nguyen University
• English major students
• Graduation course of English language sector
• English language sector
• Improve english skill for the first year English major students
• Hai Phong private university
• The Vietnam six levels of foreign language proficiency framework
• Non english major students
• National University of Arts Education in Hanoi
• English proficiency tests
• English education
• Supplementary materials
• Students’ level of English
• English course
• Journal of science
• Second language learning strategies by english major students
• The university of languages and international studies
• Vietnam national university
• Language learning strategies
• Extra curricular activities
• The soft skills development
• English major students at Ba Ria – Vung Tau University
• Soft skills development
• English speaking
• Thuong Mai University
• Hinder students’ participation
• Learning speaking English
• Aural authentic material
• Listening skill
• Listening classes
• Motivate second year English major students
• The motivation of the third year English major students
• Haiphong Private University
• Speaking English classes
• Graduate thesis
• Graduate thesis in English English
• Improve specialized English vocabulary
• Third year logistics major students
• Teaching ESP
• The current situation of English speaking skills
• English speaking skills
• Sao Do University
• Mastering the language
• English language proficiency
• English intensive course
• English language level
• Participation and homework completion
• English English graduation thesis
• Studying speaking skill online
• Definition of online learning
• Grammar of speaking skill
• Graduate thesis in English language
• English language
• English major students’ dificulties
• Listening comprehension skills
• Skills listening English
• An investigation into common errors
• Vietnamese english translation
• English translation
• Thu Dau Mot university
• Master thesis
• Master thesis English teaching methodology
• English teaching methodology
• English major students’
• Teachers’ perceptions
• Out of class activities
• Academic performance
• Social skills
• Students’ language diaries
• Military Science Academy
• Master thesis English linguistics
• English linguistics
• Common grammatical errors
• Writing English paragraph
• Khóa luận tốt nghiệp
• Khóa luận tốt nghiệp ngành Ngôn ngữ Anh
• English language graduation thesis
• English non major students
• The PET speaking test
• Learner autonomy
• English proficiency
• Learning process
• Concept of learner autonomy
• Second year English major students’ dificulties
• Listening comprehension skills at HPU
• Practicing listening skill
• Different kinds of listening materials
• Pre listening activities
• English classes
• Graduation thesis
• Graduation thesis in English Japanese language
• Educational games
• Reading skill
• Graduation thesis English
• Commonpronunciation mistakes
• Suggested solutions
• Tạp chí Khoa học
• Vietnamese – English translation errors
• Second year translation major students
• An initial step towards enhancing translation standards
• The major instruments utilized