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The Use of Reading Strategies in Predicting Reading Comprehension: A Case Study of EFL University Saudi Students

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  • Amer Ahmed Daradkeh

    (Instructor of English, The Jordanian Ministry of Education, Jordan)

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The study probed the correlation between reading strategies (i.e., Cognitive and Metacognitive) and reading comprehension of Saudi intermediate EFL university students. For this goal, 41 intermediate EFL learners in the Preparatory Year Deanship at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University were selected to complete reliable and valid Reading Strategies Questionnaire and Standardized Reading Comprehension Test. The results of Pearson Correlations and Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis revealed that metacognitive strategies had a higher relationship with reading comprehension scores (r = 0.126, p

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  • Amer Ahmed Daradkeh, 2020. "The Use of Reading Strategies in Predicting Reading Comprehension: A Case Study of EFL University Saudi Students," International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development, vol. 3(4), pages 121-133, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:ijllt0:v:3:y:2020:i:4:id:1092
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