Investigating the strategic reading processes of first and second language readers in two different cultural contexts

Mokhtari, Kouider; Reichard, Carla A.

doi:10.1016/j.system.2004.04.005

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“…These less successful students, who are often unaware of their own cognitive process, must be helped to acquire and use the reading strategies that have been found to be successful (22).…”

Section: Affective Factors In Readingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The contribution of reading strategy awareness in L1 to strategy use and performance in EGP and ESP reading tasks

Talebi

2015

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Purpose: This study attempts to find out if reading strategy awareness in L1 (Persian) contributes to the use of these strategies and reading performance in L2 (English), both in EGP (English for general purposes) and ESP (English for specific purposes) reading tasks. Method: 39 Iranian university students were divided into two groups of high and low degree of strategy awareness in L1, and then given reading comprehension tests as well as a reading strategy use questionnaire in EGP and ESP. Results: Analysis of data showed: a) those who reported more awareness of strategies in L1 used more strategies in EGP and ESP reading tasks; b) high or low level of strategy awareness in L1 did not result in significant differences in ESP and EGP reading comprehension performance. c) high level awareness of reading strategies in L1 made learners have a better attitude toward reading in EGP and ESP reading tasks. Conclusion: It is concluded that L1 teachers should take reading strategy instruction in L1 serious as it will affect the process of reading in L2 and give the students a better attitude toward reading in L2. Moreover, ELT practitioners should introduce more texts in L2, so students use these strategies effectively while reading in L2.

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“…These less successful students, who are often unaware of their own cognitive process, must be helped to acquire and use the reading strategies that have been found to be successful (22).…”

Section: Affective Factors In Readingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The contribution of reading strategy awareness in L1 to strategy use and performance in EGP and ESP reading tasks

Talebi

2015

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“…There are so many researches which are conducted out among the undergraduates of English major or non-English major (Sheorey & Mokhtari, 2002;Yu & Wang, 2003;Mokhtari & Richard, 2004;Liu, 2002). However, the postgraduates of non-English major are often neglected and few scholars do an investigation among them.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Research on Reading Strategies among Non-English Major Postgraduates

Yang¹

2016

ELT

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As a very important skill both in English teaching and learning, reading strategy has been emphasized at home and abroad for a long time. Many scholars and teachers make research on undergraduates of English major or non-English major. However, the postgraduates are often neglected. Actually, it is also imperative to make a study among postgraduates of non-English majors, getting the information of their use of reading strategies and giving some useful suggestions to them. Therefore, this paper makes a quantitative study among 40 postgraduates from College of Mechanical Engineering in Chang'an University.This study shows that postgraduates of non-English major in Chang'an university do not frequently use reading strategies to improve their reading speed and proficiency. And there is a big difference between the successful learners and unsuccessful learners in terms of the use of reading strategies.

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“…In addition to these, reading foreign language (FL) is challenging due to lack of motivation FL, varying degrees of importance and expectations due to different cultures, unfamiliar cultural load of the target language texts, and reading proficiency in the target language (Crookes and Schmidt, 1991;Oxford, 1996;Mori, 2002;Mokhtari and Reichard, 2004). In order to handle these challenges imposed on language learners, reading strategies can serve as an emergency aid and help learners overcome many difficulties such as inferring the underlying messages in texts, dealing with unknown terms and unfamiliar cultural load.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous research has displayed that students' metacognitive awareness of their reading processes is related to their ability to read and succeed academically (Carrell, 1991;Singhal, 2001;Lau and Chan, 2003;Mokhtari and Reichard, 2004;Magogwe, 2013). Especially at the university level, students are required to read and analyze various academic texts such as journals, research articles, course books, reports and so on in the target language.…”

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confidence: 99%

The relationship between FL reading strategies and FL reading proficiency: A study on Turkish EFL learners

GÃ¶nen¹

2015

Educ. Res. Rev.

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Reading in FL possesses certain challenges for FL readers such as difficulty in inferring underlying messages in texts and dealing with unfamiliar cultural load. All these challenges may be associated with FL learners' reading proficiency and their use of FL reading strategies especially while reading academic materials. This study aims at identifying reading strategy use of students in a Turkish EFL context and exploring the relation between perceived awareness of FL reading strategies while reading academic materials and FL reading proficiency. For these purposes, 55 students participated in the study. Results of correlation and regression analyses along with interview data suggested that although there was no significant correlation between FL reading strategy and FL reading proficiency, low and high proficient learners differed in their employment of FL reading strategies. This study highlights the importance of awareness and employment of effective FL reading strategies in academic contexts.

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Investigating the strategic reading processes of first and second language readers in two different cultural contexts

Cited by 98 publications

References 7 publications

The contribution of reading strategy awareness in L1 to strategy use and performance in EGP and ESP reading tasks

The contribution of reading strategy awareness in L1 to strategy use and performance in EGP and ESP reading tasks

A Research on Reading Strategies among Non-English Major Postgraduates

The relationship between FL reading strategies and FL reading proficiency: A study on Turkish EFL learners

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