Reading Comprehension Difficulties among EFL learners : The Case of First year students, Department of English University of Bejaia

Abstract

The present dissertation is an attempt to investigate the reading comprehension difficulties that first year students, at the department of English, University of Bejaia encounter and to identify some of the reasons behind these difficulties. The target population in this study represents 225 students however; we have selected a sample of 110 students. As a research instrument to collect the necessary data, we have opted for the questionnaire which was designed and handed to the first year students of English at the University of Bejaia. The results reveal that first year students face difficulties in reading comprehension that are mainly due to their limited vocabulary and their lack of concentration.