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This study explored the relationship between the use of reading strategies and reading comprehension ability of Korean college students when they read academic texts in English. This study also examined differences in the use of reading strategies when the students read academic texts versus when they read non-academic texts. One hundred fifteen college students participated in this study. The results indicated that the Korean college students’ reading comprehension ability was to some degree related to their reading strategy use when reading academic texts in English; the higher their reading comprehension ability, the more they used sophisticated reading strategies. The Korean college students used more volume of reading strategies when reading academic texts than when reading non-academic texts; they frequently used some specific reading strategies when reading academic texts, whereas they did not often use these strategies when reading non-academic texts. Based on these findings, instructional implications are discussed.