Review of current developments in reading anxiety, first language reading and second language proficiency in association with second or foreign language reading comprehension

• Main Authors: Hassani, Samira, Rajab, Azizah
• Format: Article
• Published: Center for Promoting Ideas, USA 2014
• Subjects: PE English
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59916/; http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_4_No_9_1_July_2014/17.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Effects of first language reading and second language proficiency on second or foreign language reading have been studied either separately or together. As most studies have indicated that anxiety as one of the main factors could impede second or foreign language reading process, effect of reading a...