LIST OF TABLES                                                                                    vii

 

 

LIST OF FIGURES                                                                                  viii

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER I: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE                                   1

 

 

1.1 Introduction                                                                                          2

 

 

1.2 Statement of the Problem                                                                     5

 

 

1.3 Statement of the Research Questions                                                   6

 

 

1.4 Statement of the Research Hypotheses                                                 7

 

 

1.5 Definition of Key Terms                                                                       7

 

 

1.5.1 Learning Strategies                                                                            7

 

 

1.5.2 Reading Comprehension                                                          8

 

 

1.5.3 Reading Strategies                                                                   8

 

 

1.6 Significance of the Study                                                                      9

 

 

1.7 Limitations and Delimitations                                                              11

 

 

1.7.1 Limitations                                                                               11

 

 

1.7.2 Delimitations                                                                                      12

 

 

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE             13

 

 

2.1 Introduction                                                                                          14

 

 

2.2 Language Learning Strategies                                                               14

 

 

2.2.1 Categories of Language Learning Strategies                                      15

 

 

2.2.2 Language Learning and Strategy use                                        17

 

 

2.3 Reading                                                                                                21

 

 

2.3.1 Types of Reading                                                                     22

 

 

2.3.2 Components of Reading                                                          23

 

 

2.4 Reading Comprehension                                                                      25

 

 

2.4.1 Theories of Reading Comprehension                                       26

 

 

2.4.2 Definitions of Reading Comprehension                                             27

 

 

 

2.4.3 Categories of Reading Comprehension                                              28

 

 

2.5 Reading Strategies                                                                                29

 

 

2.5.1 Definitions of Reading Strategies                                             31

 

 

2.5.2 Categories of Reading Strategies                                                        32

 

 

2.5.3 Reading Strategies and Reading Comprehension                     33

 

 

CHAPTER III: METHOD                                                                       36

 

 

3.1 Introduction                                                                                          37

 

 

3.2 Participants                                                                                          37

 

 

3.3 Instrumentations                                                                                  37

 

 

3.3.1 The Language Learning Questionnaire                                              38

 

 

3.3.2 The Reading Strategies Questionnaire                                               40

 

 

3.3.3 Reading Comprehension Test                                                  41

 

 

3.4 Procedure                                                                                             41

 

 

3.5 Design                                                                                                  42

 

 

3.6 Statistical Analysis                                                                               42

 

 

CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS OF DATA                                                   43

 

 

4.1 Introduction                                                                                          44

 

 

4.2 Descriptive Statistics of the Pilot Study                                                         44

 

 

4.3 Descriptive Statistics of the Main Administration                                46

 

 

4.3.1 Descriptive Statistics of the Language Learning Questionnaire         46

 

 

4.3.1.1 Memory Strategies                                                      48

 

 

4.3.1.2 Cognitive Strategies                                                    50

 

 

4.3.1.3 Compensation Strategies                                             51

 

 

4.3.1.4 Meta-cognitive Strategies                                            53

 

 

4.3.1.5 Affective Strategies                                                     54

 

 

4.3.1.6 Social Strategies                                                          56

 

 

4.3.1.7 Comparing the SILL’s Categories                                57

 

 

4.3.2 Descriptive Statistics of the Reading Strategies Questionnaire          59

 

 

4.3.3 Descriptive Statistics of the Reading Comprehension Test               60

 

 

4.4 Testing the Hypotheses                                                                        61

 

 

4.4.1 Testing the First Hypothesis                                                    62

 

 

4.4.2 Testing the Second Hypothesis                                                         62

 

 

4.4.3 Testing the Third Hypothesis                                                  63

 

 

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS                         65     

 

 

5.1 Introduction                                                                                          66

 

 

5.2 Procedure and Summary of the Findings                                                       66

 

 

5.3 Discussion                                                                                            67

 

 

5.4 Pedagogical Implications                                                                      69

 

 

5.4.1 Implications for EFL Teachers                                                 70

 

 

5.4.2 Implications for EFL Learners                                                 71

 

 

5.4.3 Implications for Syllabus designers                                         72

 

 

5.5 Suggestions for Further Research                                                                  72

 

 

REFERENCES                                                                                         73

 

 

APPANICES                                                                                             81

 

 

Appendix A: Learning Strategies Questionnaire                                        82

 

 

Appendix B: Reading Strategies Questionnaire                                          84

 

 

Appendix C: Reading Comprehension Test                                                     86

 

 

 

 

 

List of Tables

 

 

Table 4.1: Descriptive Statistics of the PET Reading Comprehension Test Piloting               45

 

 

Table 4.2: Reliability of the PET Reading Comprehension Test Piloting                       45

 

 

Table 4.3: Descriptive Statistics of the SILL Questionnaire Administration                           47

 

 

Table 4.4: Descriptive Statistics of the Memory Strategies                                           49

 

 

Table 4.5: Descriptive Statistics of the Cognitive Strategies                                          50

 

 

Table 4.6: Descriptive Statistics of the Compensation Strategies                                            52

 

 

Table 4.7: Descriptive Statistics of the Meta-cognitive Strategies                                 53

 

 

Table 4.8: Descriptive Statistics of the Affective Strategies                                           55

 

 

Table 4.9: Descriptive Statistics of the Social Strategies                                                         56

 

 

Table 4.10: Descriptive Statistics of the SILL Categories Means                                            58

 

 

Table 4.11: Descriptive Statistics of the SORS Questionnaire Administration                       59

 

 

Table 4.12: Descriptive Statistics of the PET Reading Comprehension

 

 

Test Administration                                                                                              60

 

 

Table 4.13: Correlation between Reading Strategies and Reading

 

 

Comprehension                                                                                           62

 

 

Table 4.14: Correlation between Language Learning Strategies and

 

 

Reading Comprehension                                                                              63

 

 

Table 4.15: Correlation between Language Learning Strategies and

 

 

Reading Strategies                                                                                        64

 

 

LIST OF FIGURES

 

 

Figure 4.1: Score Distribution of the SILL Questionnaire                                                         48

 

 

Figure 4.2: Score Distribution of Memory Strategies                                                    50

 

 

Figure 4.3: Score Distribution of Cognitive Strategies                                                   51

 

 

Figure 4.4: Score Distribution of Compensation Strategies                                           53

 

 

Figure 4.5: Score Distribution of Meta-cognitive Strategies                                          54

 

 

Figure 4.6: Score Distribution of Affective Strategies                                                    56