This study using ex post facto design had two purposes. First, it attempted to fi nd out if there was any relationship between the process of reading in EGP (English for General Purposes) and ESP (English for Specicfi c Purposes). Second, it intended to investigate if the EGP reading process would correlates with the EGP and ESP reading product. Thirty nine Iranian tertiary level students received reading comprehension tests as well as reading strategy questionnaires in EGP and ESP. Based on the mean score of the EGP reading strategy questionnaire the participants were classifi ed into two groups of low and high awareness and use of reading strategies. Analysis of data using one-way ANOVA and multivariate analysis of variance evinced the high group had more awareness and use of strategies in ESP and outperformed the low group in ESP reading comprehension test. However, no signifi cant difference was found in EGP reading comprehension test between the two groups. It was concluded that awareness and use of strategies in EGP coupled with content knowledge would be a good predictor of a successful academic reading performance. EGP teachers would be able to improve the strategic reading competence of students to be transferred to ESP reading tasks. ESP practitioners would be able to do needs analysis for content reading courses so that possible defi ciencies in strategic competence would not result in ineffi ciency in ESP reading. ABSTRAKKajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk ex post facto dengan dua tujuan. Pertama, ia cuba untuk mengetahui jika terdapat sebarang hubungan antara proses membaca dalam EGP (Bahasa Inggeris untuk Tujuan Am) dan ESP (Bahasa Inggeris untuk Tujuan Spesifi k). Kedua, ia bertujuan untuk menyiasat jika proses membaca EGP ada hubung kait dengan EGP dan ESP dengan produk membaca. Seramai 39 orang pelajar Iran yang belajar di peringkat pengajian tinggi diambil untuk menjawab ujian kefahaman membaca dan juga soal selidik strategi bacaan dalam EGP dan ESP. Berdasarkan skor min bagi soal selidik EGP strategi bacaan, para peserta telah dibahagikan kepada dua kumpulan, iaitu pelajar yang mempunyai kesedaran dan penggunaan strategi bacaan tinggi dan rendah. Analisis data menggunakan satu hala ANOVA dan analisis multivariat mendapati bahawa pelajar kumpulan yang tinggi strategi bacaan mempunyai lebih kesedaran dan penggunaan strategi dalam ESP dan mengatasi golongan yang rendah ESP bagi membaca ujian kefahaman. Walau bagaimanapun, tidak ada perbezaan ketara yang terdapat dalam EGP ujian bacaan pemahaman antara kedua-dua kumpulan. Dapat disimpulkan bahawa kesedaran dan penggunaan strategi dalam EGP ditambah dengan pengetahuan kandungan akan menjadi peramal yang baik kepada prestasi bacaan akademik pelajar. EGP guru akan dapat meningkatkan kecekapan membaca strategik pelajar untuk dipindahkan ke tugasan membaca ESP. Pengamal ESP diharapkan dapat melakukan analisis keperluan bagi kursus membaca kandungan supaya kekurangan dalam kecekapan strategik tidak akan menyebabkan ketidakcekapan dalam proses membaca...
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