Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Metacognitive Strategies Used by English Department Students in Academic Reading Course

METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES USED BY ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC READING COURSE
Bara Ferdinand

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out what metacognitive strategies were used by English
Department students in the Academic Reading course. The participants of this research study
were English Department students who took Academic Reading course. This study focused on
the metacognitive strategies that the students used in their reading. The strategies were classified
into three types; they are centering the learning process, arranging and planning the learning
process, and evaluating the learning process. The findings showed that the students of Academic
reading course used all of the metacognitive strategies. The most frequently used strategy was
centering the learning process and least frequently used strategy was arranging and planning the
learning process. The implication of this study was that metacognitive strategies should be
incorporated into Academic Reading course to help students become more effective readers.
Keywords : Reading, language learning, metacognitive strategies.