Investigating the Strategic Reading Processes of First and Second Language Readers in Two Different Cultural Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Mokhtari, Kouider; Reichard, Carla
Titel	Investigating the Strategic Reading Processes of First and Second Language Readers in Two Different Cultural Contexts
Quelle	In: System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 32 (2004) 3, S.379-394 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0346-251X
DOI	10.1016/j.system.2004.04.005
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Reading Strategies; Reading Processes; Metacognition; Learning Strategies; College Students; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; English for Academic Purposes; Cultural Differences; Morocco; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Reading strategy; Leselernstufe; Lesetechnik; Leseprozess; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Collegestudent; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Kultureller Unterschied; Marokko; USA
Abstract	This study investigated whether significant differences exist between first and second language readers in their metacognitive awareness and perceived use of specific strategies when reading for academic purposes in English. Three hundred and fifty college students (141 US and 209 Moroccan) completed an instrument designed to measure their metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. The results revealed that despite the fact that the two student groups had been schooled in significantly different socio-cultural environments, they reported remarkably similar patterns of strategy awareness and reported usage when reading academic materials in English. Where differences were found, Moroccan students reported using certain types of strategies more often than did their American counterparts. These findings help to explain some of the differences and similarities between second language readers and those reading in their first language, which have only been seen in terms of deficiencies but not in other, presumably more beneficial or even neutral ways. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10