scholarly journals Developing L2 Learners Metacognitive Strategies through Reading Group Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Hellien J. Loppies ◽  
Jeny Lekatompessy
Keyword(s):  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Reading Group ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Group Activities ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Metacognitive Reading Strategies ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The trend of teaching reading comprehension has shifted the gear from cognitive development to metacognitive orientation and Reading Group activity is one way to foster knowledge constructions and meaning-making in the scheme of metacognition. Reviewing the theoretical foundations of reading group activities, this article theoretically addresses how a reading group can promote individual L2 readers' metacognitive reading strategies. This article emphasizes the importance of implementing a reading group to support second language readers to self-regulate their metacognitive reading strategies by planning, monitoring, and evaluating an academic reading text. Further, this article elaborates on adapting principles in setting up reading group activities, based on the authors' L2 teaching practices. Finally, recommendations and directions for future studies are also provided.

scholarly journals Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies of University of Botswana English as Second Language students of different academic reading proficiencies

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel M. Magogwe
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
University Of Botswana ◽  
Metacognitive Reading Strategies ◽  
The University

This study explored metacognitive awareness level of University of Botswana students in the Faculty of Social Sciences. It also considered the more recent research focusing on the role of metacognitive awareness in reading and how it relates to proficiency. The following questions are addressed: (1) What are the self-reported reading proficiencies of the University of Botswana students? (2) Are the University of Botswana students aware of their metacognitive reading strategies? (3) What kind of metacognitive reading strategies are frequently used? (4) Is there a difference in metacognitive awareness of reading strategies used by high- and low-proficiency students respectively? The Survey of Reading Strategies Questionnaire (SORS) developed by Mokhtari and Sheorey (2002), and the semi-structured interview technique were used to collect data for this study. The findings indicate that University of Botswana English as Second Language (ESL) students reported high reading proficiency and high use of metacognitive strategies, but there was no vast difference in terms of proficiency. Students who reported their proficiency as high had an edge over low-proficiency ones mainly because their management and monitoring of reading was guided more by the goals they have set themselves than by the tests and assignments they were supposed to write.

scholarly journals Students’ Awareness of Metacognitive Reading Strategies in Academic Reading

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Dangin Dangin
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Reading Process ◽  
English Department ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
Metacognitive Reading Strategies ◽  
Reading Texts

<p>Being aware of reading strategies becomes the key of readers’ success in reading process, this study began with its purpose to investigate the readers’ awareness of metacognitive reading strategies while facing academic reading texts. Then, the respondents here were whole 50 students of English department, who had completed the questionnaire of Survey of Reading Strategies Awareness (SORS). Those respondents were intended to reveal the type of reading strategies used during reading academic materials in English. The results of study revealed that those respondents were aware of using two of three categories of reading strategies while reading the materials. As the detail, the results showed that the respondents mostly tended to use the strategies categorized in Problem Solving Strategies (PROB) in order to solve their obstacle in reading.  Global Reading Strategies (GLOB) as second place, which is mostly used by the respondents. And the last or the lowest strategies in use are Support Strategies (SUP).</p>

scholarly journals Enhancing Reading Comprehension through Metacognitive Reading Strategies and Peer Tutoring among Year 7 Students at a Home School Centre

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Nadiah Halim ◽  
Marina Mohd Arif ◽  
Kaarthiyainy Supramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Peer Tutoring ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Home School ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Metacognitive Reading Strategies ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Experimental Group

Many students in Malaysia lack proficiency in the English language, from difficulty understanding the meaning of the text to inferring the text. The use of explicit instruction to introduce reading comprehension skills are also rarely employed in the classroom. This study investigated how metacognitive reading strategies and peer tutoring improved Year 7 students’ reading comprehension at a home-school centre. A total of 20 Year 7 students took part in this research, whereby 10 students were placed in the controlled group and 10 students in the experimental group. Students in the experimental group were exposed to 12 weeks of training on metacognitive reading strategies and peer tutoring session. In addition, IGCSE reading comprehension, learning journals and a semi-structured interview were employed to collect data from the experimental group. A paired sample t-test was conducted to analyse the quantitative data of this study whereas document analysis and thematic analysis were used to analyse the qualitative data. The results obtained from this study indicated that metacognitive reading strategies have assisted students to use suitable techniques to comprehend the reading text and answer the reading comprehension questions. In addition, peer tutoring aids student by having their peers translate meaning of the texts in their native language, explain how to properly use the metacognitive reading skills as well as provide guidance and support in the classroom. Therefore, the findings of this study are significant as it suggests the difficulty of students to adapt to new strategies in a short time; hence, they should be exposed at primary level. Keywords: Metacognitive reading strategies, peer tutoring, reading comprehension, home- school centres.

Extending the efficacy of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) in teaching reading strategies: A socio-cultural emotional perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 136216882110115
Author(s):  
Ali Amjadi ◽  
Seyed Hassan Talebi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Strategy Instruction ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Reading Tests ◽  
Strategic Reading ◽  
Collaborative Strategic Reading

Implementing social-emotional learning skills into Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR), the current study intended to extend the efficacy of CSR for teaching reading strategies when applying it to students in rural areas from a working-class community. To this purpose, forty-four students who made the comparison and the experimental groups were taught reading strategies through CSR and ECSR (Extended Collaborative Strategic Reading), respectively. A reading comprehension test with different question types was implemented to the students as pretest and posttest, and an interview was given at the end of the study to investigate the perception of the students toward reading strategy instruction through CSR and ECSR. Analysis of data indicated that only the ECSR group improved significantly in overall reading comprehension, but the componential analysis of the reading test showed that despite the fact that the CSR group showed no significant improvement in the reading tests in four formats (true–false, multiple-choice, matching, and cloze), the ECSR group improved significantly in reading tests with multiple-choice and cloze test formats. Moreover, although the students in both groups showed a positive view toward the interventions, the students in the ECSR group improved in social-emotional and communication skills. It seems that CSR can be improved to be effective by implementing the emotional component to it.

Second Language Reading: A Curricular Sequence for Teaching Reading Strategies

1981 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 415-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Hosenfeld ◽  
Vicki Arnold ◽  
Jeanne Kirchofer ◽  
Judith Laciura ◽  
Lucia Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Second Language Reading ◽  
Teaching Reading

Self-Efficacy Sources, Reading Self-Efficacy, Metacognitive Reading Strategies and Reading Comprehension Performance: A Correlational Study in Saudi EFL Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-35
Author(s):  
Muhammad Waleed Shehzad ◽  
Ishtiaq Hussain ◽  
Amer Akhtar ◽  
Saadia Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Metacognitive Reading Strategies ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The intended aim of this research was to identify the connection of Self-Efficacy Sources (SES) and Metacognitive Reading Strategies (MCRS) with Reading Comprehension (RC) by deploying reading Self-Efficacy Beliefs (SEB) as a mediating construct. A correlational design was utilized. Proportionate stratified random sampling was deployed to select a sample of 383 Saudi EFL university learners. Questionnaires and a reading comprehension test were employed to gather the data. Structural equation modelling was used to test the relationships. Results indicated that SES were substantially associated with SEB except physiological state. Moreover, all the three MCRS showed significant and positive association with SEB. Also, SEB were substantially associated with RC. Regarding mediation, it was discovered that SEB mediated the relationship among SES and RC except one source, i.e., physiological state. Moreover, SEB mediated the association between all the three MCRS and RC. This study provides several implications for learners, teachers, and policymakers. Keywords: Metacognitive Reading Strategies, Self-efficacy Sources, Reading Self-efficacy Beliefs, Reading Comprehension, Saudi EFL Learners

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