This paper investigates the use of reading strategies and analyzes the reading behaviors of mature English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) readers. In brief, this study examines the reading performance of four Thai college students. Through the use of think-aloud protocols, interviews, and observations, I document EFL Thai students’ use of reading strategies while they are in the process of reading and comprehending four English and Thai texts. The findings reveal that three broad themes emerge from the analysis: a) the most frequentlyused strategies across readers in reading L1 and L2 texts, b) the effective use of reading strategies demonstrated by the students in reading L2, and; c) metacognition development in reading L2. However, the data did not provide adequate evidence to comment on the issues of the language transfer and cognates in reading L2 texts.
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION BILINGUALISM INTERDEPENDENCE HYPOTHESIS DEVELOPMENT OF READING ABILITY IN SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH IN METACOGNITION RESEARCH QUESTIONS METHOD Participants Materials Data Collection Procedures Results Discussion Conclusion THE AUTHOR REFERENCES APPENDIX
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Metacognitive reading strategiesBilingual reading processesCognitive processesEnglish as a foreign language learningThink-aloud techniqueSecond language learning
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