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I rM ACA.ri•. L lBR. c..A�... R.•, I 1 .-.-. ACKNOvVLDEGEMENT Thii daer amt hhatab eernae leid.z1 a mt hafunltko A llaAhl mhitgfyor allowitnhtgio h apepn. aImt haunltko ft hgirse caotu ntthrUeyA ,E, w hipcrho vimdee d witthhm ee antsom ake ctohmite r uIae m.t hafunltko A lA int,hme o sbte atuicfutilyI havee e rl iedvi na,n tdot hUeA EUfc aultayn cdo llaegueIws o.u lldiet koe xepsrmsy deepaepseptcir atgiroant,ia tnurdde esp teomc ytt hseiasdv iosrD,r S.a dimqa lifI orsh is cotnionuusspu pOalnied n cwo-agemIwe onutla.dl o sl kiet ot hatnhkce o mimttemee mbers antdh feca ultoyfe ducaftorit eohinsr u porpatn edn coeumreangt. Ofc ournsoeno eft hwiosu lhda vbee epnos siwbilhteo utths eu potpra npda tience ofm yb elowvifeeLd in-dwah oi csru rnetplrye gnant dwaiuttgehhtr ob o eSu arl maan-d myp rieocsuosOn m ar wshhoea drt hjeuo rnewyi htm ea ntdow hotmh tihse issi s deidacteOdm.ar hIo poen dea yyo wui rlella eiy zoudrer asmt hsea mwea yIr aeleidtzl lis onoefm ine! III AB TRACT Thpeu proe o ft hit udw at oi nevsgtaittehp ea ttoefErn sn gihlsl naguage amign treagtiuesds b y miartEiF Lu neir i ts tudeannttdose ,x aiment heeffe cotsf gendaenrpd or ificenlceyvo entl h u oef thtersaiete esg. This tauscd o ncdtueadtt hUen eidtA raEbm riatUensie svritTyhs.ea mple \ contseiod f 1 09E FLs tundta t Utnhivee rsGietnyeR reaqlu ireUmneiDntat.tsw a a s colctletedh roaudmgihn tiresianngA raibtcr saltnaioofnO xofr'd(s9 190S)ta rtegy 1m entforoL ra gnuaLgeea rni(ngS I)La nLadd emoagprhqiucet sioanienr. Thfie ndnigisdn citaetdh tta heEsFeLu neirvssittuyd weenrtmesed imu range tratuesgeayrn sd stthuadtfe vanotrsue sdgi m netcaogneis ttiervgaitfeolsol,w ebdy s oical, comepntsiaoanffe,c tei,c ongieta invmde mosrtyer gaitreess,pi eevycl.t Gendaenrld na gugae fipcreoinclye vshe alndo s ingfiicnatef fecotsns trautseeg y ofE miartEiF Lu nvierslietayrn nerodsri, td h eayffe catn oyfe ahco ft hsei sxt rategy catreigeos. EFLis ntrucatncodur rcsr uilpualmn enrm ihgtfi ntdh reeu slotfts h sitsu dy benceifiwahle dnes ignEinnigghlsl naguagient srcutiaonncd ru irculpulmaH noswe.v er, thfiend ignso ft hsitsu adryee x lcuest ioEv FLla ernaettr shU eA EUa nsdh ounlobdte genaelreidtz oi cnlduea lElF Lun vierslietayri nnteh rUesA E. IV TABLE OFC ONTENT ACKNOWLEDDGEMENT .•....•.......•..........................•...•...................................... 111 ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ iii INTRODUCTION 1 ...................................................................................................... . tamteenotf Ptorhbem l e ............................................................................................. 3. Puprosoef the. .....t...u.....d...... ..................................................................................4 Ree arQcuhet io...n.... ............................................................................................4.. ... ignciafinocfte h et udy ...............................................................................................5 Li1tnitaions .............................................................................................................5... ....... Deilmaiitto.n... ......................................................................................................6.. ....... DefiintioofTn e rms .......................................................................................................6 . REVIWE OFL IETRA TURE 7 ..................................................................................... Theotriecbaaclk gurnod 8 ................................................................................................. DefiintioofLn an guaLgeea rnSitnregagt ies 10 ............................................................. ClsasfiicatoifLo ann guLaegnaeir nSgta rtegies 11 ....................................................... LagnuaLgeea irgnnS traTtraegiyn ing 12 ....................................................................... StuidesS ucocne sasnfuUdln s uccelsnasgfuuglael aerners 14 .................................. .. LagnuaLgeea unnSgt raatnePdgo ryfi cinecy 15 ........................................................... LagnuaLgeea irnnSgt raatnedgy G ender 17 .................................................................. LagnuaLgeena rignS traatneCdgu yl rteu 17 .................................................................. RelveanStt uides 18 ........................................................................................................... METHODOLOGy 23 .................................................................................................... Desiogfn Stthued y 23 ..................................................................................................... . Patripcaints 23 .................................................................................................................... Intsrumentation 26 ............................................................................................................. DemogprhaiQcue sotninea ir 26 ......................................................................... ThSe ILL 26 ....................................................................................................... DatCaol lection 31 ............................................................................................................. AnalPyrseoidcseu sr 33 ..................................................................................................... RESULTSO FT HE STUDY ....................................................................................3 5 v Theg enepraatlt fernEn glhl ina gualgerneai gns tergaituesseb dyU AE tudcantt R ........................................................................................................................3. 5 Thei ginacinidtif refnecei nt hue oefE ngilslhae rnisntgr gaitebeys prf ciienI cey.l.. .......................................................................................................................4. 4 Thes igfniicdaifnreftne cien theE nugis lelha e roinfgns trgaitebeest wmeeanl e anfdme alt udents 49 ..................................................................................................................... . DISCUSSINO OFR ESEACRH FIDNINGS 55 .......................................................... Thgee nepraatrnlts oe fE nghll iag nualgeea rnsitnrgga itueesse bdyU AEU tudeantUt GsR 55 ......................................................................................................................... Diffreencientsh u es eE nogfhl l iaesrnngis ttreagbiyel nsag ugaep riocfciye n level 62 .................................................................................................. Thei gfincinatd ifrefneceisnt hues oefE nglliarnesihng s tergaitbeest wmeaelne anfdme alset udents 63 ...................................................................................................................... Implaitcions 64 ................................................................................................................... RecommteinodfnaorFs u trheSrti udes 67 ...................................................................... REFEERNCES 69 .......................................................................................................... APPENIDCES 75 ............................................................................................................ VI LITS OFT ABLES fbal1eD istriob/puatriptoainnc btiy G enedr 25 .................................................................. falb2eA geG ropu 0/P articipant 25 ................................................................................... Tab3lD eit ribuo/tpiaorpnta incbtiysP roficienc y (GURUL evealn)Gd e nder 26 ............... Talb4eR eliiilyatS btatiosft thAiecra sb iVcer si0o/tn h Sel LL 31 ......................................... Talb5eD ec rpilivtaet i0s/tt hiSecIL LC atg ories 36 ........................................................ Talb6eR ankoi/ntghF ef tifyS tratoeftg hiSeeI sLA Lcc odrintgoU se 37 .............................. Tab7lM ee molI)r'a t:eM geainesa,n Sdt andDaervdi ations 40 .......................................... Talb8eC ogniStthr'aet: e} g.i1eea annSdst ,a ndDaervdi ast ion .41 ....................................... Talb9eC opmensaSttiroant: eM geainesa ,nS dt andDaervdi ation .24 ............................... Tabl1e01 v fetiatciSovtgern ateMgeainesas,n:S d t andDaervdi ations 42 ............................... Talbe1 A1ffe ctSitvrea teMgeainesas,n: Sd t andDaervdi ations .34 ...................................... Tabl1e2S o ciSatlr ateMgeainesas,n:S d t andDaervdi ations .44 .......................................... Talbe1 3De spctriiSvtea tifosrt iOcvse rallU seS tbPryrai otcfeigyyeL necevl .54 ................ Tabl1e4} . Jean DAiffcceorredtnicoPne rgfso i cyiL eevnecsal nSdt ratCeagyt egor4i5e s ..... Tabl1e5R a nkoi/nSgtr atbeygP irfeoisc iLeenvcOeynl eS t udents 46 ............................... .... Tab1l6eR a nkoi/nSgtr atbeygP ireosf icie ncLye evlT woS tudents .74 .............................. .... Talbe1 7Ra nkoi/nSgtr atbeygP ireosf icie ncLye evlT hreSet udents .84 ............................... Talbe1 A8 OVAS ummaoryft he Six Coa/SttergaotrbeiygPe irsfieo csi eyL nevcels.9 4 .... Tabl1e9G r opu Stat0/iL satgniucasgL ee airnnSgt ratAeccgoiredsti oGn egn der 50 ........... Tabl2e0M eanasn SdD s0/ S iCxa tegoo/rSitersa tAeccgoiredsti oGn egn edr 50 ............... Talb2e2 R annkgoi /thMeo sta nLde satFr equeynU steldS tratbeygM aileeLs ea rnesr 51 .. Talb2e3 R anikn0g/t hMeo satn Ldea sFtre queynU steldS tratbeygF iemeaslL eea rnse r 52 ............................................................................................................................................. Tab2l4eI n pdeendSeamnptl etsT- est0s/O verSatlrla tUesegyb y G ender 53 ...................... . Tab2l5eI d nepeennSdta mptlT-eess otfSs i Sxt raatcecgoygr t doGi ennder 54 .................... Talb2e 6P earCsoornr elaamtoinsoginc x a teg0o/rL iaensgg ueLa earniSntgr ate5g4i es ... Vll LJ OTF FUIREG S Figu1rM ee ntParlo scien g 9 ................................................................................................. Fiugr2e D itsributtiuodnea ncotfcd oigrnt oR ei dence 25 .................................................. VI II
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