Abstract:English reading is like a bridge to communicate with the world, which plays an important role in English Learning. A good use of Reading Strategies is a guarantee for effective reading. Metacognitive Strategy is one of the important strategies in English learning. In order to learn the situation in which the students do English Reading, the writer makes an Investigation on their use of Metacognitive Strategies. The subjects for the investigation are 100 junior freshmen chosen at random from No.5 Middle School. The research purpose is to find out the frequencies in their use of Metacognitive Strategies. Base on the result of the investigation, the writer attempts to put forward some suggestions for students to improve their reading sufficiency. The thesis falls into four parts. Part one serves as an introduction to the background and significance of the research. Part two presents the basic theories about Metacognition and Metacognitive Strategy. Part three is about the Investigation on English Reading Metacognitive Strategies and the Results. Part four is to give some suggestions for students’ reading.

Key words: Junior Middle School Students English Reading Metacognitive Strategy

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Abstract:

Part 1 Introduction-5

1.1 The Situation and Major Problems in Junior Middle School English Reading-5

1.2 Major Factors Affecting English Reading Efficiency-6

Part 2 Metacognition and Metacognitive Strategy-8

2.1 Definitions of Metacognition and Metacognitive Strategy-8

2.2 Classification of Metacognitive Strategy-9

Part 3 Investigation on Metacognitive Strategy Use and Result Analysis-10

3.1 Objectives and Subjects-10

3.2 Instrument-11

3.3 Results and Analysis of Questionnaire-13

Part 4 Suggestions for Improving Learner’s Reading Ability-16

4.1 Doing Planning Activities before Reading-16

4.2 Monitoring Self-cognitive Activities while Reading-17

4.3 Evaluating and Reflecting after Reading-18

Part 5 Conclusion-19

Appendix-22

Bibliography-24

Acknowledgements-25