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Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2024.06.002

Reading Strategies, Engagement, and Anxiety Among Chinese EFL College Students

Yue Zhou

Lyceum of the Philippines University, Batangas, Philippines.

*Corresponding author: Yue Zhou

Published: June 26,2024

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the relation between Chinese EFL learners' reading strategies, reading engagement, and reading anxiety. In this paper, the researcher investigated the relationship between the three variables among the undergraduates in Anhui province by using the quantitative and descriptive approach. English majoring students and females showed better performance in reading strategies, reading engagement, and had lower levels of reading anxiety. It was found to be of greater relevance to the three variables, suggesting that the greater the use of reading strategies, the higher reading engagement in the classroom. This study is valuable for the learners to select and apply proper reading tactics, and provide some insights to teachers on how to increase the effectiveness of class engagement and decrease their reading anxiety.

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How to cite this paper

Reading Strategies, Engagement, and Anxiety Among Chinese EFL College Students

How to cite this paper: Yue Zhou. (2024) Reading Strategies, Engagement, and Anxiety Among Chinese EFL College StudentsJournal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science8(6), 1324-1330.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2024.06.002