Reading Strategy Use of Thai JFL College Students With Different Reading Ability

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Thanyarat sanguansri

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This research aims 1) to investigate the reading strategy use of Thai JFL college students; 2) to study the reading strategy use at different levels of Japanese reading ability; and 3) to study the relationship between reading strategies and Japanese reading ability. The sample group used in this research was 200 students majoring in Japanese (2nd year, 3rd year, and 4th year) from two universities in Thailand. The research tools were a questionnaire on reading strategies,a  reading comprehension test, and an interview (think-alound) from a sample of 20 students. The results of the research revealed that 1) the most-used Japanese reading strategy was problem solving, followed by support strategies and global strategies; 2) the group of learners with a high level of reading ability used reading strategies more than those with a low level of reading ability; 3) the relationship between global reading strategies and reading ability (reading test score)  was found among the learners that had a high level of reading ability in Japanese. However, there was no relationship among the learners with a low level of reading ability. The results of this research will benefit the teaching of Japanese reading; they will help teachers understand more about students' reading strategies and be able to apply them to activities to help promote reading skills so that students can succeed in their reading.

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