ASSESSING OF INTENSIVE READING SKILL IN CASE OF WOLKITE UNIVERSITY THIRD YEAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the students’ intensive reading skill of third year English language and literature major students at Wolkite University. The specific objectives of the study were to examine learners’ level of intensive reading skill, to identify major factors that affect learners’ intensive reading skill and to indicate way of improving students’ intensive reading skill. To collect the relevant data, the researcher employed questioner and interview tools of data gathering instrument. To select the sample from the population, purposive sampling were used for both the student and the teachers. To analyze data mixed method approach was employed. After collecting the data the researcher organized it through tables and percentage. Based on the above techniques and analyses of data, this research revealed that students have low level of intensive reading skill, the factor were lack of interest, teacher intolerance, students low proficiency in reading and unfavorable teaching method those all are the major factor that affect intensive reading skill and to improve learning intensive reading skill student should have awareness about reading skill and strengthen reading by group and developing their helping culture. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher forwarded valuable recommendation for the concerned body.