Abstract:
Reading is not an easy skill since most of the learners have many reading issues specially ESL
learners. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate various reading difficulties are faced
by advanced level tertiary students of Bangladesh and to find out what strategies they use to
overcome reading difficulties. No doubt on the fact that English is the main language for
communication and that is why its requirements in both education and job sector are undeniable.
To achieve success in reading English, ESL learners need some strategies and to explore those in
the light of previous literature, this paper tries to find out what reading strategies are used by
adult learners. For collecting data, a survey was done on sixty students of tertiary level from
different universities of English department. And to do the interview , university teachers were
chosen randomly. The results obtained from the survey answer the research questions and
interview that provide suggestions. Therefore, the paper has been concluded with
recommendations for further research.
