Larysa Nikolayeva, Zayed University

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Abstract

Current research explores the response of Arab undergraduate Business students to text adaptation. The data was collected in Majan University College, Oman, during the academic year 2018-2019. Incorporated at the time of developing learning aids, students’ response can serve as one of the tools for enhancing students’ language skills required for their academic success. The analysis is based on the response of two mixed-gender groups of students (23 and 31 students respectively) obtained through a micro test and a text difficulty survey addressing their comprehension skills of authentic versus adapted texts. The effect of the text and sentence length, grammatical complexity, and academic vocabulary on students’ comprehension were considered in the study. The research demonstrates the need for amending the text for Arab students, identifies the areas of concern and helps material designers working in the Arab world to choose the most linguistically and culturally appropriate approaches to text manipulation.

ISSN

2334-9182

Publisher

University of Nis

Volume

8

Issue

3

First Page

283

Last Page

296

Disciplines

Education

Keywords

Academic reading, Language skills, Reader response, Text adaptation

Scopus ID

85104151136

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series

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