Exploring Reading Strategy Use and Reading Comprehension Success among EFL Learners

Abstract

Abstract: The present study focuses on determining the overall frequency of reading strategy use and how the use of these strategies varies according to gender. More importantly, the study makes an attempt to explore the association between reading strategy use and reading comprehension achievement. Eighty Iranian EFL learners were selected through cluster random sampling to participate in the study. A reading strategy inventory and a reading comprehension test were used to collect the required data. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics to determine the frequency of strategies employed by the learners. Independent sample t-test was also employed to find out how the use of strategies varied according to gender. Moreover, Pearson coefficient correlation was used to discover the association between reading strategy use and reading comprehension achievement. The findings of the study revealed that Iranian EFL learners can be categorized as medium strategy users. The results also showed that there is no significant difference in the use of reading strategies between male and female language learners. It was also found that the use of reading strategies had a strong positive correlation with reading comprehension achievement. Key words: Reading strategy use Reading comprehension Gender EFL learners

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