Research Article

METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS

Volume: 9 Number: 4 July 10, 2013
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METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is twofold. It investigated both what metacognitive online reading strategies the Turkish EFL students report using for academic purposes; and how they use the reported strategies in actual reading tasks. Data came from Online Survey of Reading Strategies (Anderson, 2003), think-aloud protocols and post-reading interview. Results of this study revealed that the students who participated in this study reported a wide range of metacognitive strategies when reading online academic texts. Using reference materials (i.e. online dictionaries), scrolling through the text, rereading for better understanding, guessing what the content is about and paying closer attention to reading appeared to be the most frequently reported strategies. Moreover, the students employed most of the strategies they stated in the survey while they were reading online texts.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 10, 2013

Submission Date

July 10, 2013

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2013 Volume: 9 Number: 4

APA
İnceçay, G. (2013). METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education, 9(4), 390-407. https://izlik.org/JA53NJ72EK
AMA
1.İnceçay G. METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS. EKU. 2013;9(4):390-407. https://izlik.org/JA53NJ72EK
Chicago
İnceçay, Görsev. 2013. “METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS”. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education 9 (4): 390-407. https://izlik.org/JA53NJ72EK.
EndNote
İnceçay G (October 1, 2013) METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education 9 4 390–407.
IEEE
[1]G. İnceçay, “METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS”, EKU, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 390–407, Oct. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA53NJ72EK
ISNAD
İnceçay, Görsev. “METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS”. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education 9/4 (October 1, 2013): 390-407. https://izlik.org/JA53NJ72EK.
JAMA
1.İnceçay G. METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS. EKU. 2013;9:390–407.
MLA
İnceçay, Görsev. “METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS”. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education, vol. 9, no. 4, Oct. 2013, pp. 390-07, https://izlik.org/JA53NJ72EK.
Vancouver
1.Görsev İnceçay. METACOGNITIVE ONLINE READING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY EFL STUDENTS. EKU [Internet]. 2013 Oct. 1;9(4):390-407. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA53NJ72EK