1.5 Scope of the Study
The scopes of the study were as follows:
1. The subjects were the EIC students who are studying in the second semester of
the academic year 2013 at Faculty of Social Technology, Rajamangala
University of Technology Isan, Kalasin Campus (11 students from the first
year, 17 students from the second year, 4 students from the third year and
14 students from the fourth year). The total number of subjects for this study
is 46 students.
2. English Reading Abilities: The English reading abilities will be investigated
through reading comprehension test.
3. English Reading Problems: The English reading problems that EIC students may
encounter in reading English texts.
4. English Reading Strategies: The English reading strategies used by EIC students
investigated through reading strategies questionnaire.