Exploring Reading Strategies Used by Students Based on Metacognitive Awareness

The crucial impact of knowing about learners reading strategies to acquire a second language has been widely accepted. Therefore, this paper reports study investigating university students' awareness their when they read English academic texts. As many as 39 first-year students took part the research subject, and answered 30-item questionnaire on strategies. A four-point Likert Scale named SORS (Survey Reading Strategies) was deployed collect data concerning use results indicated that among three strategies, tended Problem-solving more, followed by Global Strategies Support Strategies. Finally, idea metacognitive undergoes before, during, after activities must be equipped teachers fulfil scarcity in those stages reading. findings showed mean score each category varied three, these were discussed considering strategy knowledge base well theoretical practical implications.