Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: English Department Students' Metacognitive Awareness of Strategies Used in Reading Academic Journals
STRATEGIES USED IN READING ACADEMIC JOURNALS
Devi Irnasari
112009161
Abstract
Many university students found reading academic journals for the first time is a difficult
task. They were burdened by the complex syntactic structures, unfamiliar vocabulary and
unfamiliar discourse. The general aim of this study was to present a picture of the metacognitive
awareness of reading strategy used when the students read academic journals. A hundred of
students in the middle of their third year were asked to complete the survey of reading strategies
(SORS) adapted from Moktari & Sheorey (2002). The overall result of the study showed that the
participants were medium users of strategies with problem solving strategies as the most
preferable strategy, followed by global and support strategies.
Key words: metacognitive awareness, reading strategies, academic reading, academic journal.
Devi Irnasari
112009161
Abstract
Many university students found reading academic journals for the first time is a difficult
task. They were burdened by the complex syntactic structures, unfamiliar vocabulary and
unfamiliar discourse. The general aim of this study was to present a picture of the metacognitive
awareness of reading strategy used when the students read academic journals. A hundred of
students in the middle of their third year were asked to complete the survey of reading strategies
(SORS) adapted from Moktari & Sheorey (2002). The overall result of the study showed that the
participants were medium users of strategies with problem solving strategies as the most
preferable strategy, followed by global and support strategies.
Key words: metacognitive awareness, reading strategies, academic reading, academic journal.