1.3 Research Questions
The research questions of the study were the following:
1. How well do the EIC students have the English reading abilities?
2. What English reading problems do the EIC students encounter in reading
English texts?
3. What English reading strategies do the EIC students use in reading
English texts?
1.4 Purposes of the Study
The main purposes of the study were the following:
1. To investigate the English reading abilities of EIC students.
2. To explore English reading problems of EIC students in reading English text.
3. To examine English reading strategies EIC students in reading English text.