AWEJ, Special Issue on CALL No.1 July, 2014 Pp.15- 29

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In the Light of Reading Strategies Comprehension improvement (Text Book, Online Material and Smartphone Application)

Abdullah Al-Momani
School of Language Studies and Linguistics
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Supyan Hussin
School of Language Studies and Linguistics
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Afendi Hamat
School of Language Studies and Linguistics
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Abstract
The reading comprehension study is considered as one of the most important areas in language education. Since 1975 several matters took the attention to be discussed either the nature of reading comprehension as a process or might be the effective of reading comprehension instruction. Tracing the latest update by researchers shows that the new technologies are employed to make the process of reading easier. Special concerns should be giving to the soul of learning which is reading skill and the strategies of reading. Due to the variety of reading strategies in different environments, how do the learners react with the paper based texts are discussed and no gabs left in different societies; consequently the online reading process begins when the use of internet becomes a part of the students life in early of this century. Gradually, when the internet is accessible in the smartphones, knowledge and information are spreader in a massive way which leads us to find out and explore the differences between the traditional way of writing as mentioned or do the learners have others attitude when they engaged to the smartphones in terms of reading skills
Keywords: Reading strategies, paper based, online reading, Smartphone application