Metacognition and English Language Learning: A Study on Reading Skill - Softcover

Karbalaee Kamran, Saeedeh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659233668 ISBN 13: 9783659233661

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Considering reading as a fundamental skill in learning a foreign language, factors which can be of enhancing role deserve to be investigated. Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies is regarded as a variable which is hypothesized to assist learners in the demanding task of comprehending a text. The book which comes in eight chapters tries to touch on the most important issues in reading skill and reading strategy use. It starts with presenting the nature of reading skill, process and phases of reading and also a discussion on the role of schema in reading. In chapter two reading models are presented and chapter three and four are respectively devoted to defining language learning strategies and reading strategy use. The studies on metacognitive awareness of reading strategies in English language teaching (ELT) context are vastly reviewed in chapter five. Further, methodology, results and implications of the current study are offered in chapter six to eight. The book which explores the associations between metacognitive awareness of reading strategies and reading achievement of the learners in an ELT context has pedagogical implications for language learners and teachers.

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About the Author

Saeedeh Karbalaee Kamran is an EFL instructor at Kish Institute of Science and Technology in Tehran, Iran. She holds an MA in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) from Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. She is interested in language learning strategies, syllabus design, and CALL.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659233668
• ISBN 13: 9783659233661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68