An Investigation Of Metacognitive Reading Strategies Of English Department Students At Satya Wacana Christian University

Abstract

Many students find reading class the most difficult course in English. They dislike reading because they often do not understand the text. One of the many problems students face nowadays is not their inability to read but their lack of interest, indifference or rejection of reading. The general purpose of this study was to examine students reading strategies used when they read academic texts. This study used a descriptive method to gain broader perspectives on English Department learners‟ strategy use. A total of 50 students responded to a 30-item Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI). The results showed that as far as the three categories of strategies were concerned, students showed a moderate to high strategy use, with problem-solving strategies (Mean = 3.53) as their prime choice, followed by global strategies (Mean = 3.18) and support strategies (Mean = 2.61).