The analysis of Metacognitive Reading Strategies Employed by Third Semester Students in University of Islam Malang

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to reveal types  of metacognitive reading strategies and explain the frequency students in reading comprehension of third semester student in University of Islam Malang. 50 respondents filled out the questionnaire and 6 students were interviewed. Based on the result of this research, When reading  text in English, some participants had difficulty reading. About how they overcome reading difficulties. They will look at previous words or vocabulary to make the task easier and understand the text they read. Some of them said that to get ideas, she looked up certain information while reading so that she could understand the text more easily. According to study findings (SUPP), students use three different reading strategies: the global reading strategy (GLOB), the problem solving strategy (PROB), and the supporting reading strategies.  The usage of all three reading techniques (GLOB, PROB, and SUPP) is significant since the overall average of each approach is 3.5 or above.  Additionally, the SUPP is 3.55, the PROB is 3.65, and the GLOB means is 3.88. Consequently, it can be claimed that reading strategies are crucial for the reading task in the actual world.

 

Keyword : Metacognitive, Reading Strategies.