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This study is aimed at investigating the connection between the reading and writing performances among Malaysian university English for Specific Purposes (ESP) students. The subjects of the study were students of English language from various faculties of Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang. The data were taken from the students’ results in two reading comprehension tests and one writing test in the English for Academic Purposes final examination as well as the results from a structured interview conducted among the students who were currently taking the course. The findings of the study showed that there was a fairly strong positive connection between the students’ reading and writing performance. The findings of the interview revealed that students perceived reading and writing to be interconnected. Therefore, English language lecturers need to nurture greater success in the students’ reading and writing abilities. In this way, the connections between the two language proficiency skills can be exploited for the benefits of university ESP students.
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Aminullah, R., Mohd Sahidol, J.N. (2016). Reading and Writing Connection in ESP Context: Students’ Performance and Perceptions. In: Abdullah, M., Yahya, W., Ramli, N., Mohamed, S., Ahmad, B. (eds) Regional Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (RCSTSS 2014). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1458-1_40
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