AN INVESTIGATION INTO EMI STUDENTS’ READING TENDENCY AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The study was implemented to identify the frequency and tendency of reading of English medium instruction (EMI) third-year students at Hanoi University (HANU) as well as some tasks requiring reading performance. The research participants were 134 students of the Faculty of Management and Tourism and the Faculty of International Studies. The results revealed that a majority of the respondents spent much time reading materials. They also expressed a favourable attitude towards different sources from HANU library and highly valued some sources like English books and references. Some strategies were also pointed out in their reading process. On the basis of the questionnaire and interview data, this study proposed some recommendations on providing reference lists as well as instructions for reading to maximize EMI students' learning.