Weaknesses on Reading English TOEFL Texts for English Language Students at Al Jufra University

Abstract

This quantitative study focuses on reading comprehension for TOEFL texts to see the major complicated problems faced by English Department Students who are studying in different semesters as FL learners. The method used was a descriptive quantitative study conducted at Al Jufra University, Faculty of Arts in the south of Libya during 2022, and targeted 30 English students in different semesters as a sample. The TOEFL test results show some percentages such as (60%) of participants passed the test, whereas the rest of (40%) did not pass the test, which was a TOEFL text. These results show that those students have some problems in reading comprehension and in dealing with such texts. Also, a questionnaire was distributed for getting extra information about the subject. The findings of the study also revealed that there were some significant differences between males and females in their reading comprehension challenges when they were compared.