1、(20_届)本科毕业设计英语论元认知能力在英语自主学习中的作用ANALYSISOFTHEROLEOFTHEMETACOGNITIONONTHEENGLISHAUTOLEARNING1CONTENTSABSTRACT61INTRODUCTION82REVIEWOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGY921DEFINITIONOFMETACOGNITION922DEFINITIONOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGY923CLASSIFICATION1024IMPORTANCEOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGY103LANGUAGELEARNINGSTRATEGYTRA
2、INING1131LANGUAGELEARNINGSTRATEGYTRAINING1232GOALSOFSTRATEGYTRAINING124METACOGNITIVESTRATEGYINENGLISHLEARNING1241METACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESINVOCABULARYLEARNING1242METACOGNITIVESTRATEGYINENGLISHREADINGCOMPREHENSION1343THEATTITUDESTOWARDSMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIES155CONCLUSION166BIBLIOGRAPHY1821INTRODUCTION
3、THESTUDYHASBEENUNDERTAKENTOFINDOUTTHERELATIONSHIPSBETWEENMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESANDENGLISHLEARNINGFURTHERTHESTUDYEXPLOREDTHEINFLUENCEOFSUCHINSTRUCTIONSONLEARNINGMETACOGNITIONWASFIRSTDEFINITELYADVANCEDBYTHEAMERICANPSYCHOLOGISTJHFLAVELL1976INTHE1970SHEPOINTEDTHATITHADUSUALLYBEENBROADLYANDRATHERLOOSELY
4、DEFINEDASANYKNOWLEDGEORCOGNITIVEACTIVITYTHATTOOKASITSOBJECT,ORREGULATEDANYASPECTOFANYCOGNITIVEENTERPRISEITWASCALLEDMETACOGNITIONBECAUSEITSCOREMEANINGWAS“COGNITIONABOUTCOGNITION”FLAVELL,1985104SINCETHEN,THECONCEPTOFMETACOGUITIONHASBEENWIDELYCITEDANDSTUDIEDINTHEFIELDOFPSYCHOLOGY,EDUCATION,ANDLINGUISTI
5、CS,ETCWHATISCLEARFROMCOGNITIVEPSYCHOLOGYISTHATLEARNERSAREFARFROMPASSIVEINTHEIRLEARNING;RATHERTHEYAREACTIVELYINVOLVEDINMAKINGSENSEOFTHETASKSORPROBLEMSWITHWHICHTHEYAREFACEDINORDERTOLEARNWHENCONFRONTEDWITHALEARNINGTASK,LEARNERSHAVEVARIOUSRESOURCESATTHEIRDISPOSALANDMAKEUSEOFTHEMINDIFFERENTWAYSCOGNITIVES
6、TRATEGIESAREONLYONEOFTHERESOURCESPEOPLEHAVEAVAILABLETOTHEMASWESHALLSEE,WEALSOMAKEUSEOFAVARIETYOTHERSTRATEGIESTOHELPUSTOLEARNSOMETHINGOVERTHEPASTFEWDECADESTHEREHASBEENAGROWINGAMOUNTOFRESEARCHINTOLANGUAGELEARNINGSTRATEGIESAUSEFULDISTINCTIONISMADEONLEARNINGSTRATEGIESBETWEENCOGNITIVEANDMETACOGNITIVESTRA
7、TEGIESCOGNITIVESTRATEGIESARESEENASMENTALPROCESSDIRECTLYCONCERNEDWITHTHEPROCESSINGOFINFORMATIONINORDERTOLEARN,THATIS,FOROBTAINING,STORAGE,RETRIEVALORUSEOFINFORMATIONMETACOGNITVESTRATEGIESOPERATEATADIFFERENTLEVELTHESE,WHICHINVOLVELEARNERSSTEPPINGOUTSIDETHEIRLEARNING,ASITWERE,ANDLOOKINGATITFROMOUTSIDES
8、UCHSTRATEGIESINCLUDEANAWARENESSOFWHATONEISDOINGANDTHESTRATEGIESONEISEMPLOYING,ASWELLASKNOWLEDGEABOUTTHEACTUALPROCESSOFLEARNINGTHEYALSOINCLUDEALLABILITYTOMANAGEANDREGULATECONSCIOUSLYTHEUSEOFAPPROPRIATELEARNINGSTRATEGIESFORDIFFERENTSITUATIONSTHEYINVOLVEANAWARENESSOFONESOWNMENTALPROCESSANDABILITYTOREFL
9、ECTONHOWONELEARNS,INOTHERWORDS,KNOWINGABOUTONESKNOWINGTHEMAINPOINTATTHISSTAGEISTHATMETACOGNITIVEAWARENESSISIMPORTANTFOREFFECTIVELEARNINGDUETOTHEIMPORTANCEOFMETACOGNITIVELEARNINGSTRATEGIESINENGLISHLEARNING,THEPRESENTSTUDYFOCUSEDONEXPLICITMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGYINSTRUCTIONANDITSIMPACTONLEXICALKNOWLEDGEI
10、MPROVEMENTOFTHEEFLTECHNICALSTUDENTSITISASSUMEDTHATTHEMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGYTRAININGWILLHELPTOCHANGETHEPASSIVESTUDYHABITOFSTUDENTSLONGDEPENDINGONTHEIRENGLISHTEACHERSANDDEVELOPTHESTUDENTSINDEPENDENTLEARNINGABILITIES2REVIEWOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGY321DEFINITIONOFMETACOGNITIONMETACOGNITION,ACONCEPTFIRSTPRO
11、POSEDBYAMERICANPSYCHOLOGISTFLAVELL1979,REFERSTOONESKNOWLEDGEOFONESOWNCOGNITIVEPROCESSESANDONESCOGNITIONINREFLECTINGANDREGULATINGCOGNITIVEACTIVITIESITINCLUDESMETACOGNITIVEKNOWLEDGEANDMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESINTHEFIELDOFLANGUAGELEARNING,METACOGNITIVEKNOWLEDGEREFERSTOTHE“INFORMATION”STUDENTSNEEDTOACQUIR
12、ELANGUAGES,WHILEMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESAREGENERAL“SKILLS”STUDENTSUSETOFACILITATETHEIRLEARNINGWENDEN,1999THEYARETHETWOSIDESOFTHESAMECOINTORAISEMETACOGNITIVEAWARENESSAMONGSTUDENTS,STUDENTSSHOULDNOTONLYHAVEKNOWLEDGEABOUTCOGNITIVEPROCESSESINLEARNING,BUTALSOHAVETHEABILITYTOCHOOSETHEMOSTEFFECTIVESTRATEGIE
13、STOSOLVEPROBLEMSLIANDMUNBY,1996METACOGNITVEKNOWLEDGEISTHEBASISOFTHEUSEOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIES22DEFINITIONOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGYACCORDINGTOOXFORD1990,“METACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESAREINDIRECTSTRATEGIESWHICHSUPPORTLANGUAGELEARNING,ANDALLOWLEARNERSTOCOORDINATETHEIROWNLEARNINGPROCESS”OMALLEYANDCHAMOT1990DE
14、FINEMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESASTHINKINGABOUTTHELEARNINGPROCESS,PLANNINGFORLEARNING,MONITORINGTHELEARNINGTASK,ANDEVALUATINGHOWWELLONEHASLEARNED”THEYAREDESCRIBEDASHIGHERORDEREXECUTIVESKILLS”OMALLEYANDCHAMOT,1990THATHAVEANEXECUTIVEFUNCTIONWENDEN1991,P25USESTHETERM“SELFMANAGEMENTSTRATEGIES”TOREFERTOTHESAM
15、ETHINGASMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIES,ANDDEFINESTHISGROUPOFSTRATEGIESASREGULATORYSKILLSUTILIZEDBYLEARNERSTOOVERSEEANDMANAGETHEIRLEARNING23CLASSIFICATIONINORDERTOCLASSIFYSPECIFICSTRATEGIESINTOGROUPS,WENDEN1991IDENTIFIESTHREEKINDSOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESACCORDINGTOTHEIRFUNCTIONSPLANNING,MONITORING,ANDEVALU
16、ATINGOXFORDS1990CLASSIFICATIONOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESISACOMPREHENSIVEATTEMPTSHEGROUPSSTRATEGIESINTOTHREECATEGORIESANDELEVENSUBCATEGORIESTHETHREEMAINCATEGORIESARECENTERINGYOURLEARNING,ARRANGINGANDPLANNINGYOURLEARNING,ANDEVALUATINGYOURLEARNINGOXFORD,1990,P137OMALLEYANDCHAMOTS1990FRAMEWORKOFCLASSIFIC
17、ATIONISSIMILARTOWENDENS1991,BUTEXTENDSON1DENTIFYINGSOMEMAJORCOGNITIVE4PROCESSESINSUBCATEGORIESBESIDESSELFMONITORINGANDSELFEVALUATION,OTHERFIVECOGNITIVEPROCESSESAREINCLUDEDINTOPLANNINGSTRATEGIESTHEYAREADVANCEDORGANIZATION,DIRECTEDATTENTION,FUNCTIONALPLANNING,SELECTIVEATTENTION,ANDSELFMANAGEMENTOMALLE
18、YANDCHAMOT,1990,P119THEPRESENTSTUDYWILLMAINLYUSEOMALLEYANDCHAMOTS1990THREECATEGORYCLASSIFICATIONTODESCRIBEANDDISCUSSSTUDENTS,METACOGNITIVESTRATEGYUSEFORSOMESPECIFICMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESINTHESUBCATEGORYLEVEL,SOMESTRATEGIESWHICHAREINTHEOXFORDS1990CLASSIFICATIONHAVEALSOBEENINCLUDED24IMPORTANCEOFMETAC
19、OGNITIVESTRATEGYALTHOUGHTHEREARESOMEDIFFERENCESBETWEENVARIOUSDEFINITIONSOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGY,ITSIMPORTANCEHASBEENSUPPORTEDBYANUMBEROFSTUDIESSTEINBERG1986FINDSOUTTHATSTUDENTSWITHGREATERMETACOGNITIVEABILITIESTENDTOBEMORESUCCESSFULINTHEIRCOGNITIVEEFFORTSANDERSON1991ARGUESTHATTEACHERSSHOULDEXPLAINTHE
20、REASONSANDPURPOSESOFDIFFERENTSTRATEGYUSESTOLEARNERSINSTRATEGYTRAININGTHELESSSUCCESSFULLANGUAGELEARNERSMAYUSESTRATEGIES,BUTTHEYLACKTHEMETACOGNITIVEKNOWLEDGETOSELECTAPPROPRIATESTRATEGIESACCORDINGTODIFFERENTTASKREQUIREMENTSCHAMOT,2001OMALLEYETA11985ONCEMAKESSOMECOMMENTSONTHEIMPORTANCEOFMETACOGNITIVESTR
21、ATEGY,“STUDENTSWITHOUTMETACOGNITIVEAPPROACHESAREESSENTIALLYLEARNERSWITHOUTDIRECTIONOROPPORTUNITYTOREVIEWTHEIRPROCESS,ACCOMPLISHMENTS,ANDFUTUREDIRECTIONS”3LANGUAGELEARNINGSTRATEGYTRAINING31LANGUAGELEARNINGSTRATEGYTRAININGTHERESULTSOFTHESTUDIESONSTRATEGYDESCRIPTIONANDCATEGORIZATIONHAVEFOUNDTHEIRIMPLIC
22、ATIONSINLANGUAGEHELPINGLEARNERACCELERATETHELANGUAGELEARNINGIFLEARNERSARETOBEINAPOSITIONTOBEMADEAWAREOFDIFFERENTSTRATEGIESTHATCANHELPTHEMINTHEPROCESSOFLEARNING,THEYSHOULDBEFAMILIARWITHTHESTRATEGIESTHATAREAVAILABLECHAMOTOMALLEY1994SUGGESTTHATLEARNINGSTRATEGYINSTRUCTIONMAYHELPLEARNERSINTHREEWAYSFIRSTLY
23、,LEARNINGSTRATEGIESINSTRUCTIONCANHELPSTUDENTSTOBECOMEBETTERLEARNERS,SECONDLYSKILLINUSINGLEARNINGSTRATEGIESASSISTSTHEMINBECOMINGINDEPENDENTANDCONFIDENTLEARNERS,ANDFINALLY,THEYBECOMEMOREMOTIVATEDASTHEYBEGINTOUNDERSTANDTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENTHEIRUSEOFSTRATEGIESANDSUCCESSINLEARNINGLANGUAGES5COHEN1998EMP
24、HASIZEDTHATSTRATEGYTRAINING,TEACHINGSTUDENTSHOWTOAPPLYLANGUAGELEARNINGANDLANGUAGEUSESTRATEGIES,ISEXPECTEDTOENHANCESTUDENTSEFFORTSTOREACH1ANGUAGEPROGRAMGOALSRESEARCHESINDICATETHATTEACHINGLEARNINGSTRATEGYTOSTUDENTSAREUSEFULANDMANYREACHESSUPPORTSTHEPOSITIVEEFFECTSOFTRAININGONSTRATEGIESINLANGUAGELEARNIN
25、GPERFORMANCEOMALLEYANDCHAMOT1990,ANDOXFORD1990FOUNDTHATSTRATEGIESINCLASSROOMINSTRUCTIONAREFUNDAMENTALTOSUCCESSFULLEARNINGANDTHEYALSOFINDTEACHERSWHOUSESTRATEGYTRAININGOFTENBECOMEENTHUSIASTICABOUTTHEIRROLESASFACILITATORSOFCLASSROOMLEARNINGANDTHEYAREMOREAWAREOFTHEIRSTUDENTSCOTTRELL1999CLAIMSTHATTHROUGH
26、PRACTICEANDINSTRUCTION,LEARNERSUSEOFSTRATEGIESCANBEAUTOMATIZED32GOALSOFSTRATEGYTRAININGTHEGENERALGOALOFSTRATEGYTRAININGISTOTEACHSTUDENTSHOW,WHENANDWHYSTRATEGIESCANBEUSEDTOFACILITATETHEIREFFORTSATLEARNINGAFOREIGNLANGUAGEBYEXPLICITLYTEACHINGSTUDENTSHOWTODEVELOPTHEIROWNINDIVIDUALIZEDSTRATEGYSYSTEMS,STR
27、ATEGYTRAININGISINTENDEDTOHELPSTUDENTSEXPLOREWAYSTHATTHEYCANLEARNTHETARGETLANGUAGEMOREEFFECTIVELY,ASWELLASTOENCOURAGESTUDENTSTOSELFEVALUATEANDSELFDIRECTTHEIRLEARNINGTHEFIRSTSTEPINTHISPROCESSISTOHELPLEARNERSRECOGNIZEWHICHSTRATEGIESTHEYALWAYSUSE,ANDTHENTODEVELOPAWIDERANGEOFSTRATEGIES,SOTHATTHEYCANSELEC
28、TAPPROPRIATEEFFECTIVESTRATEGIESWITHINTHECONTEXTOFPARTICULAR1ANGUAGETASKSELLISANDSINCLAIR19892DESCRIBETHISAIMASONEOFPROVIDINGLEARNERSWITHTHEALTERNATIVESFROMWHICHTOMAKEINFORMEDCHOICESABOUTWHAT,HOW,WHY,WHEN,ANDWHERETHEY1EARNCARRELL1996EMPHASIZESTHATTEACHERSNEEDTOBEEXPLICITABOUTWHATTHESTRATEGYCONSISTOF,
29、HOW,WHEN,ANDWHYITMIGHTBEUSED,ANDHOWITSEFFECTIVENESSCANBEEVALUATEDASCOHEN2003SUGGESTS,STRATEGYTRAININGAIMSTOPROVIDELEARNERSWITHTHETOOLSTODOTHEFOLLOWINGSELFDIAGNOSETHEIRSTRENGTHSANDWEAKNESSIN1ANGUAGELEARNING;BEAWAREOFWHATHELPSTHEMTOLEARNTHETARGET1ANGUAGEMOSTEFFICIENTLY;DEVELOPABROADRANGOFPROBLEMSOLVIN
30、GSKILLS;EXPERIMENTWITHFAMILIARANDUNFAMILIARLEARNINGSTRATEGIESMAKEDECISIONSABOUTHOWTOAPPROACHALANGUAGETASK;MONITORANDSELFEVALUATETHEIRPERFORMANCE;ANDTRANSFERSUCCESSFULSTRATEGIESTONEWLEARNINGCONTEXTS4METACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESINENGLISHLEARNINGTHEIMPORTANTROLEOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGYONLANGUAGELEARNINGISBEC
31、OMINGMOREANDMOREPOPULARATTENTION641METACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESINVOCABULARYLEARNINGWITHREGARDTOVOCABULARYLEARNING,RESEARCHSHOWSTHATFORMOSTADULTLEARNERSDIRECTVOCABULARYINSTRUCTIONISBENEFICIALANDNECESSARY,DUETOTHEFACTTHATSTUDENTSARENOTABLETOACQUIRETHEMASSOFVOCABULARYJUSTBYMEANINGFULREADING,LISTENING,SPEAKI
32、NGANDWRITINGLEARNERSCANBETAUGHTEXPLICITLYHOWTOIMPROVETHEIROWNVOCABULARYBYTEACHINGTHEMAPPROPRIATEVOCABULARYLEARNINGSTRATEGIESINCONTRASTTOSIMPLYLETTINGSTUDENTSLEARNVOCABULARYINTHEIROWNWAYBROWNPERRY1991ELLIS1985NOTESTHATWESHOULDREMEMBERTHATVOCABULARYLEARNINGALSOINVOLVESTHEUSEOFINDIVIDUALLEARNINGTECHNIQ
33、UESANDSTRATEGIESAIMSTOENHANCEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEACQUISITIONPROCESSESTHATTAKEPLACEINTHELEARNERSMINDTHEREFOREADESCRIPTIONOFVOCABULARYLEARNINGSTRATEGIESCANBEUSEDASAGUIDELINETOHELP1EARNERSINTHEIRLEXICALACQUISITIONELLIS,1995SANAOUI1995REPORTTHATTHEREARETWOAPPROACHESTOVOCABULARYLEARNINGAMONGSTUDENTSASYSTEM
34、ATICAPPROACHANDUNSYSTEMATICAPPROACHINSYSTEMATICAPPROACHLEARNERSWEREMOREORGANIZEDANDINDEPENDENT,USEDEXTENSIVERECORDSOFLEXICALITEMS,ANDREVIEWEDWORDSMOREOFTENINUNSYSTEMATICAPPROACH,LEARNERSWEREDEPENDENTONTHECOURSE,USEDMINIMALORNORECORDSOFLEXICALITEMS,ANDREVIEWEDWORDSLITTLEORNOTATALLCODY1997,ARGUINGONTH
35、EIMPORTANCEOFCONTEXTINVOCABULARYLEARNINGRECOMMENDEDTHEUSEOFVOCABULARY1EARNINGSTRATEGYINSTRUCTIONAPPROACHTOENHANCE1EXICALACQUISITIONTHEPROPONENTSOFTHISAPPROACH1EARNINGSTRATEGYINSTRUCTIONALSOBELIEVETHATCONTEXTISTHEMAJORSOURCEOFVOCABULARYLEARNINGBUTTHEYEXPRESSSOMESIGNIFICANTRESERVATIONSABOUTHOWWELLSTUD
36、ENTSCANDEALWITHCONTEXTONTHEIROWNASARESULT,THEREISCONSIDERABLEEMPHASISONTEACHINGSPECIFICLEARNINGSTRATEGIESTOSTUDENTSSOTHATTHEYCANEFFECTIVELYLEARNFROMCONTEXTCODY,L997,P276HUSLTIJN1997CLAIMEDTHATTHETEACHINGOFVOCABULARYLEARNINGSTRATEGIESESPECIALLYATTHEINTERMEDIATEANDADVANCED1EVELBYTHEUSEOFKEYWORDSTRATEG
37、YWOULDBRINGSIGNIFICANTRESULTHEADDED,”MODEMFOREIGNLANGUAGEPEDAGOGYSTRESSESTHEIMPORTANCEOFTEACHINGSTUDENTSAPPROPRIATELEARNINGANDSTUDYINGSTRATEGIES”1997PARRY1997CARRIEDOUTASTUDYTHATSHOWEDHOWCOGNITIVESTRATEGIESHADDRAMATICIMPACTSONTHESUCCESSORFAILUREOFSTUDENTSINTERMSOFTHEIRACQUISITIONOFACADEMICWORDSALTMA
38、N1997SHOWEDTHESIGNIFICANCEOFMETACOGNITIVEAWARENESSINTHEPROCESSOFUSINGWORDSINORALCOMMUNICATION742METACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESINENGLISHREADINGCOMPREHENSIONTHERESEARCHOFREADINGCARESABOUTITSNATUREANDFACTORSTHATLEADTOSUCCESSFULREADINGCOMPREHENSIONACOMMONUNDERSTANDINGOFREADINGISTHEINTERACTIONOFINFORMATIONGRABE
39、ANDSTOLLER,2001THESUCCESSOFSUCHINTERACTIONDEPENDSONFACTORSLIKE1EARNERSLANGUAGEPROFICIENCY,TEXTTYPES,ANDTASKDIFFICULTYALDERSON,2000FURTHERMORE,READINGIS“NOTMERELYAPASSIVEPROCESSOFEXTRACTINGMEANINGFROMTHEPRINTEDPAGE”,BUTRATHER“PREDICTANDCREATEMEANINGBASEDONTHETEXTBYUSINGKNOWLEDGEOFTHELANGUAGEMCLEODMCL
40、AUGHLIN,1986,P114THISARGUMENTISESPECIALLYTRUEINTHECONTEXTSOFUNIVERSITYSTUDIES,SINCESTUDENTSREADENGLISHMAINLYFORACADEMICPURPOSESTHEUSEOFSTRATEGIESISNECESSARYFORHIGHERLEVELREADINGPHAKITI,2003AONEIMPORTANTGOALOFTEACHINGREADINGINUNIVERSITYISTOTRAINSTUDENTSTOBECOMESTRATEGICREADERSSTUDENTSSHOULDNOTONLY“UN
41、DERSTANDTHEGOALSOFAREADINGACTIVITY,BUTAREABLETOUSEREADINGSTRATEGIESFOREFFICIENTCOMPREHENSIONASWELLGRABEANDSTOLLER,2001,P195THEREFORE,BROWN1994,P291CONCLUDESTHATREADINGCOMPREHENSIONISPRIMARILYAMATTEROFDEVELOPINGAPPROPRIATE,EFFICIENTCOMPREHENSIONSTRATEGIESFORTHOSEWHOAREALREADYLITERATEINTHELANGUAGEMORE
42、OVER,RESEARCHALSOSUGGESTSTHATCOGNITIVEANDMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESAREMOSTRELEVANTTOSECONDLANGUAGEREADINGPERFORMANCEPHAKITI,2003ABROWN2001HASLISTEDTENMAJORSTRATEGIESFORREADINGCOMPREHENSIONANDMOSTOFTHEMARECOGNITIVESTRATEGIESMCEWAN2004ALSOSUMMARIZESSEVENSTRATEGIESOFHIGHLYEFFECTIVEREADERS,WHICHARECLOSELYR
43、ELATEDTOCOGNITIVEANDMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESFLAVELL1992BELIEVESTHATMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESUSUALLYOCCURWHENACAREFULANDHIGHLYCONSCIOUSTHINKINGISINVOLVEDWITHREGARDTOFOURBASICLANGUAGESKILLS,METACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESAREESPECIALLYNECESSARYWHENSTUDENTSREADORWRITEANOTHERBENEFITOFPRACTICINGMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGI
44、ESISTHATTHEUSEOFSTRATEGIESPROMOTESAUTONOMOUSLEARNINGWITHTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOFNEWCOLLEGEENGLISHCURRICULUMREQUIREMENTS2004INMAINLANDCHINA,AUTONOMOUSLEARNINGHASBEENHIGHLIGHTEDINTHECONTEXTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGELEARNING,READINGISAMAJORMETHODOFLEARNINGANDSOURCEOFINPUTTOCULTIVATEAUTONOMOUSREADINGHABITSINFLLEARNER
45、SISANIMPORTANTTASKFORLANGUAGETEACHERSMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESARECLOSELYLINKEDWITHAUTONOMOUSLEARNINGSKILLINTHATTHEYHELPLEARNERSTOMANAGETHEIRLEARNINGOXFORD,2001;WENDEN,1991ASFORREADING,STRATEGIESLIKEMONITORINGANDEVALUATINGAREALSOCRUCIALFORHELPINGLEARNERSBECOMEEFFECTIVEREADERSMCEWAN,2004ANUMBEROFSTUDIES
46、HAVEBEENCONDUCTEDTOINVESTIGATETHERELATIONSHIPOFLEARNERSUSEOFMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGIESANDTHEIRESLEFLREADINGCOMPREHENSIONEARLYRESEARCH8SHOWSTHATMORESUCCESSFULLEARNERSAREBETTERATCHOOSINGANDCOMBININGSTRATEGIESTOSOLVEPARTICULARLANGUAGETASKSABRAHAMANDVANN,1987WENDEN1998BELIEVESTHATLEARNERSCONCEPTIONOFLANGUA
47、GELEARNINGPROCESSESCANBEREFLECTEDBYTHEIRMETACOGNITIVEKNOWLEDGEANDSTRATEGYUSESINCELEARNERSL2READINGISNATURALLYUNDERTHEINFLUENCESOFTHEIRL1CONCEPTIONOFLEARNINGPROCESSES,RESEARCHERSCOMPARELEARNERSMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGYUSEINBOTHL1ANDL2READINGBLOCKS1992STUDYDISCOVERSTHATBOTHL1ANDL2ENGLISHREADERSUSESIMILARC
48、OMPREHENSIONMONITORINGPROCESSESCARRELLS1989STUDYOFLEARNERSL1ANDL2METACOGNITIVESTRATEGYAWARENESSINDICATESTHATSTRATEGYMONITORINGISCLOSELYRELATEDTOL2READINGPERFORMANCEFURTHERMORE,THESTUDYALSOSHOWSTHATL2READERSWITHHIGHLANGUAGEPROFICIENCYPREFERTOUSE“GLOBALPROCESSES”,WHILERELATIVELYPOORREADERSTENDTOUSELOC
49、ALIZEDPROCESSES”CARRELL,1989INOTHERWORDS,EFFECTIVEREADERSPAYMOREATTENTIONTOMAINIDEAS,TEXTUALORGANIZATION,ANDRELEVANTBACKGROUNDKNOWLEDGE,WHILELESSEFFECTIVEREADERSCAREMOREABOUTWORDMEANINGANDTEXTDETAILSINTHECHINESECONTEXT,STUDENTSTENDTOUSEMORE“BOTTOMUPSTRATEGIESTHANTOPDOWNSTRATEGIESDUETOTHEINFLUENCEOFCHINESELITERACYTRADITIONPARRY,1996INADDITION,SOMEDESCRIPTIVESTUDIESALSOEXAMINEEFLLEARNERSMETACOGNITIVESTRATEGYUSEINENGLISHREADINGCOMPREHE