The Importance of Metacognitive Reading Strategy Awareness in Reading Comprehension

Autor/inn/en	Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza; Ismail, Hairul Nizam; Abdullah, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan
Titel	The Importance of Metacognitive Reading Strategy Awareness in Reading Comprehension
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 6 (2013) 10, S.235-244 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Metacognition; Reading Comprehension; Reading Strategies; Learning Strategies; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Correlation; Skill Development; Role; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Leseverstehen; Reading strategy; Leselernstufe; Lesetechnik; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Korrelation; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Rollen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Metacognitive reading strategy awareness plays a significant role in reading comprehension and educational process. In spite of its importance, metacognitive strategy has long been the ignored skill in English language teaching, research, learning, and assessment. This lack of good metacognitive reading strategy skill is exacerbated by the central role of reading comprehension in education success. One solution to the problem of poor reading comprehension is the learning of metacognitive reading strategy skills. Metacognitive reading strategy ability needs to be focused in language learning and teaching. The present study is an attempt to find out whether "meta-cognitive reading strategy awareness" enhances EFL students' reading comprehension. Furthermore, it attempts to detect the relationship between metacognitive reading strategy awareness and reading comprehension. This paper focuses on the four main issues. First, it discusses the definition of metacognitive reading strategy, the significance of metacognitive reading strategy. Second, it reviews the process of metacognitive reading strategy. Third, definition of reading comprehension and different models of reading comprehension are reviewed. Fourth, the relationship between metacognitive reading strategy and reading comprehension will be discussed. Findings based on the review of the literature along with analysis of the data are of great significance and can be advantageous to improve EFL learners' metacognitive reading comprehension skill. Metacognitive reading comprehension skill has a positive effect on learning a second language and learners can gain the skills they need for effective communication in English. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01