Taiwanese EFL Learners’ Perceived Use of Online Reading Strategies

The scientific knowledge related to online reading dispositions and factors affecting the occurrence of these dispositions is limited. Therefore, this treatise aims at studying the impact of metacognitive online reading strategies on online reading dispositions. To achieve this goal, the mixed method was employed using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Students’ responses were keyed to AMOS software. The statistical analysis has shown students’ preference for utilizing support strategies to tackle the problems they might face while they engage with online materials. Reflection, as a disposition, was the most frequently reported by students through their responses to the questionnaires. Further, the results confirmed the impact of metacognitive online reading strategies on online reading dispositions, which was the aim of this paper. These findings provide a holistic understanding of the nature of the relationship between metacognition and dispositions, paving the way for further research that touch other aspects of online reading dispositions

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The Impact of Metacognitive Online Reading Strategies on Online Reading Disposition of Saudi EFL Learners

10.31235/osf.io/fdy52 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Eyhab T. Yaghi

Keyword(s):

Mixed Method ◽

Reading Strategies ◽

Online Reading ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Support Strategies ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

The scientific knowledge related to online reading dispositions and factors affecting the occurrence of these dispositions is limited. Therefore, this treatise aims at studying the impact of metacognitive online reading strategies on online reading dispositions. To achieve this goal, the mixed method was employed using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Students’ responses were keyed to AMOS software. The statistical analysis has shown students’ preference for utilizing support strategies to tackle the problems they might face while they engage with online materials. Reflection, as a disposition, was the most frequently reported by students through their responses to the questionnaires. Further, the results confirmed the impact of metacognitive online reading strategies on online reading dispositions, which was the aim of this paper. These findings provide a holistic understanding of the nature of the relationship between metacognition and dispositions, paving the way for further research that touch other aspects of online reading dispositions.

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Tertiary Level Saudi EFL Learners’ Reading Strategies in Relation to Gender and Proficiency

Reading Psychology ◽

10.1080/02702711.2021.1888350 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-30

Author(s):

Salah Alfarwan

Keyword(s):

Reading Strategies ◽

Tertiary Level ◽

Efl Learners

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Reading Comprehension Strategies among EFL Learners in Higher Learning Institutions

10.31235/osf.io/p7cde ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Arab World English Journal ◽

Hamza Al-Jarrah ◽

Nur Salina binti Ismail

Keyword(s):

Reading Comprehension ◽

Reading Strategies ◽

Conceptual Knowledge ◽

Cultural Knowledge ◽

Higher Learning ◽

Comprehension Strategies ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽

Reading Materials ◽

Learning Institutions

A variety of reading strategies are required to comprehend reading materials. Without effective reading strategies, students mostly face reading comprehension difficulties. This study aims to investigate reading comprehension strategies among English foreign language (EFL) learners in higher learning institutions. The study employed qualitative method and 10 Arab students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) were interviewed. Inductive thematic approach was used to analyze data. The findings indicates that the most commonly used reading strategies among the EFL learners are logical knowledge (under linguistic schema), formal construction (under formal schema), cultural knowledge (under cultural schema), and prior knowledge and conceptual knowledge (under content schema). This study concludes that reading strategies help the EFL learners in understanding English reading materials. To improve reading strategies for EFL learners, there is a need for collective effort of English language teachers, curriculum designers, educationists, education policy makers, and the EFL learners themselves.

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A Review of Studies on Cognitive and Metacognitive Reading Strategies in Teaching Reading Comprehension for ESL/EFL Learners

English Language Teaching ◽

10.5539/elt.v12n6p94 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 94

Author(s):

Aziza M. Ali ◽

Abu Bakar Razali

Keyword(s):

English Language Learners ◽

Reading Comprehension ◽

Reading Strategies ◽

English Language ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Written Information ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

Correct Reading ◽

Efl Students ◽

Metacognitive Reading Strategies

Being able to read well is important for English language learners. Through the process of reading, the learner becomes an active participant in producing an interaction with the writer of the text through predicting, analyzing, summarizing and using other types of reading strategies. However, building such a connection between the reader and the written information of the text is complex and for English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) students, it can be quite difficult for them to apply different types of reading strategies. This article provides a review of literature on 27 studies on the teaching of reading strategies (particularly cognitive and metacognitive reading strategies) for ESL/EFL learners, which reveals that ESL/EFL teachers need to keep updating their teaching methods to meet the ESL/EFL students’ needs, particularly in the use of correct reading strategies. The authors also highlight some of the main issues that prevent ESL/EFL students from improving and developing their reading comprehension. Furthermore, the authors discuss and conclude the article by suggesting to ESL/EFL teachers some teaching strategies to be applied in the reading lesson to improve the ESL/EFL students’ use of reading strategies.

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Fostering Metacognitive Reading Strategies in Thai EFL Classrooms: A Focus on Proficiency

English Language Teaching ◽

10.5539/elt.v12n7p75 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Charinwit Seedanont ◽

Suphawat Pookcharoen

Keyword(s):

Reading Strategies ◽

Standardized Test ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Strategy Instruction ◽

Reading Performance ◽

Reading Test ◽

Future Research ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Wide Range ◽

Metacognitive Reading Strategies

EFL readers tend to experience a number of challenges while learning, due to a number of factors that affect how these readers achieve their learning goals. Metacognitive strategies, referring to one’s deliberate, goal-directed control over cognitive enterprises, are considered crucial for assisting EFL learners to be able to accomplish comprehension while reading. Previous studies have enriched the knowledge of metacognitive reading strategies in EFL settings. However, only few investigations yielded statistically significant effects on learners’ reading performance. This present study hence foresees an opportunity to shed new light on this issue by focusing on EFL learners’ proficiency. The objectives of this research are twofold: exploring the effects of the metacognitive strategy instruction on the strategy awareness, and perceiving the effects of the instruction on the reading performance in taking a standardized test. Forty-three students enrolling in a private male school in Bangkok, Thailand participated in the study, lasting ten weeks. A wide range of research tools were administered: SORS, IELTS reading test, and lesson plans. The findings suggested that the students’ awareness of reading strategies used in terms of sub-categories and IELTS reading test score improved with statistical significance. Pedagogical implications and suggestions for future research studies are discussed based on the findings.

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