Exploring the Relationship between Reading Maturity, Reading Strategy Use, and Gender with Reading Comprehension of EFL Undergraduates in Iran

This research investigated the relationship between reading maturity, strategy use, and gender with Iranian EFL undergraduates’ comprehension. The results revealed that most preferred strategies were cognitive in nature. Moreover, undergraduates intellectually enriched by of what they read enjoy materials teach them things did not know before. Also, it was found observable effect on interpreting text while reading, followed again when some parts are difficult to understand. In both these strategies, females outperformed male students using two strategies. Furthermore, no correlation observed applicable (b6: I understand) What’s more, there maturity However, proved a significant Reading comprehension (b6) had as shown multiple regression such correlation. There maturity. mentioned subgroups (c, d, e, g) but correlated f h. At last, strategy.