A Study Of Social Factors Affecting English Language Reading Habits Of Jordanian English As A Foreign Language (Efl) Students In Selected Schools In Al-Mafraq Governorate
| dc.contributor.author | Al Harafsheh, Aabdalla Nahar Fankhee | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-31T02:01:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-31T02:01:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research was carried out to study the influence of the social factors on the English language reading habits of Jordanian EFL secondary school students in Al-Mafraq governorate. The mediating effect of attitude towards reading in English on the relationship between social factors and English language reading habits were also studied. The study has postulated a theoretical model to depict the extent of the influence of personal, home, school factors and social media influence on English language reading habits. The sample population comprises 275 student form six different schools in Al-Mafraq governorate to participate in this study. To answer the research questions, the current study has applied mixed method of data collection in the two phases. In the first phase, 268 usable questionnaires were received out of the 275 distributed to Jordanian EFL students. The second phase of the study was aimed at validating the quantitative results by ten semi-structured interviews. The data analysis for this study is done by conducting the One-Way ANOVA analysis, frequency analysis and Co-Variance Based Structural Equation Modeling (CB-SEM) in AMOS 21.0 software. The results from the quantitative data indicated that there are no differences in English language reading habits based on gender, age, and socio-economic status. That is, personal factors including gender, age, and socio-economic status have had no impact on English language reading habits. The results also revealed that home factors including parental influence, the influence of siblings, exposure to mass media and availability of English language reading materials have no direct impact on the respondents’ English language reading habits. The findings showed that only the school library among all the other school factors has a direct impact on English language reading habits. Concerning the social media, the study indicated that reading on the internet was found to have a direct influence on the English language reading habits while the other factors do not play any role in influencing the students’ English language reading habits. Finally, the findings from the current research revealed that the relationship between home factors (parental influence and exposure to mass media), school factors (the influence of the English teacher and peer influence), and social media (surfing the internet and reading on the internet) and the respondents’ English language reading habits was mediated by the attitude towards reading. However, no evidence was found to support the mediating effect of attitude towards reading on the relationships between the influence of siblings and availability of English language reading and the respondents’ English language reading habits. The results from the interviews confirmed and validated the results obtained from the quantitative analysis done in the first phase of the current study. Based on the findings it is suggested that future studies can use larger samples in different contexts, such as in different schools or provinces. Future research should also investigate other factors which may affect the English language reading habits of Jordanian EFL learners in a robust, dynamic and creative manner. This study recommended that the various stakeholders such as the Ministry of Education, policy makers, school administration, and parents should participate and be involved in the development of English language reading habit for creating a reading culture and therefore motivate the students to be avid readers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3619 | |
| dc.subject | The social factors on the English language reading habits of Jordanian | en_US |
| dc.subject | secondary school students in Al-Mafraq governorate. | en_US |
| dc.title | A Study Of Social Factors Affecting English Language Reading Habits Of Jordanian English As A Foreign Language (Efl) Students In Selected Schools In Al-Mafraq Governorate | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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