Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
Vol 19, No 1: July 2019, Nationally Accredited

Applying Metacognitive Strategies in Comprehending English Reading Texts

Zulfadli A. Aziz (English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Chairina Nasir (English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Ramazani Ramazani (English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2019

Abstract

Comprehending English text is still regarded as hard for students. Metacognitive strategies have been considered effective in overcoming reading difficulties by many researchers. The objective of this study is to describe the application of three types of metacognitive reading strategies (global strategies, problem solving strategies, and support strategies) used by the students of Senior High School (SMAN) 1 Ingin Jaya, Aceh Besar. It is a descriptive qualitative study. Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI) questionnaire suggested by Mokhtari and Reichard (2002) was used to collect the data. The result of the study revealed that the students generally showed moderate awareness of all strategies and held a preference of using Problem Solving Strategies, followed by Support Strategies and Global Strategies respectively. The study also showed that high performance students used the strategies more frequently than low performance students. It can be concluded that the more students aware of using metacognitive reading strategies, the better their performance is in reading skill. Therefore, teaching the students to use metacognitive strategies can be a solution in enhancing students’ reading ability.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

celt

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published biannually in the months of July and December with p-ISSN (printed): 1412-3320 & e-ISSN (electronic/online): 2502-4914 It presents articles around the area of culture, English ...