reading strategies and learning outcomes

Reading Strategies and Learning outcomes

assessing metacognitive awareness and learning strategies as positive predictors in promoting l2 learners’ reading comprehension

the purpose of this thesis was to investigate how differently metacognitive, cognitive, and social/affective strategies affect l2 learners’ reading comprehension. to this end, the study employed a quasi-experimental design with a placement test as a proficiency test to find the homogeneity of groups. three classes were randomly selected as the experimental groups (n =90), and each class was tau...

the relationship between locus of control, efl reading and writing achievement, and use of language learning strategies

تاثیر منبع کنترل رفتار بر روی موفقیت تحصیلی زبان آموزان انگلیسی بندرت در ایران ارزیابی شده است. هدف این تحقیق ارزیابی رابطه بین منبع کنترل رفتار زبان آموزان انگلیسی و موفقیت آنها در مهارت های خواندن و نوشتن زبان انگلیسی است. محقق همچنین رابطه بین منبع کنترل رفتار و راهبردهای یادگیری زبان انگلیسی را در این تحقیق جستجو می کند. بدین منظور محقق ابتدا نسخه فارسی پرسشنامه منبع کنترل رفتار (duttweiler...

language learning strategies and vocabulary size of iranian efl learners

learning a second or foreign language requires the manipulation of four main skills, namely, listening, reading, speaking, and writing which lead to effective communication. it is obvious that vocabulary is an indispensible part of any communication, so without a vocabulary, no meaningful communication can take place and meaningful communication relies heavily on vocabulary. one fundamental fac...

the relationship between critical thinking and reading strategies

during the process of reading, sometimes learners use ineffective and inefficient strategies and some factors may influence their use of strategies. perhaps critical thinking is one of these factors. this study aims to identify those categories of reading strategies that are mostly used by iranian efl learners and to see if there is any significant relationship between the critical thinking abi...

the relationship between using language learning strategies, learners’ optimism, educational status, duration of learning and demotivation

with the growth of more humanistic approaches towards teaching foreign languages, more emphasis has been put on learners’ feelings, emotions and individual differences. one of the issues in teaching and learning english as a foreign language is demotivation. the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the components of language learning strategies, optimism, duration o...