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The aim of this study is to investigate the L2 Korean readers' strategies which might be influenced by the task types and the text types. So as to reach the goal, this study observed four advanced Korean learners' reading strategies using the think-aloud method. Four texts were given to each reader for this observation, and the participants performed the think-aloud while they read the each text. The results of the analysis were as follows. First, in the wholistic view, the frequency order of each strategies showed the literal comprehension is the bottommost goal of the readers. Second, the strategies which were influenced by the task types were the critical comprehension strategy, the literal comprehension strategy, the bottom-up inferential strategy, and the top-down inferential strategy. This showed the fact that the readers's strategy choices can be affected by the complexities of the tasks. Third, the strategies which were influenced by the text types were the critical comprehension strategy and the structural comprehension strategy. It can be interpreted that the reading strategies can be chosen under the influence of the text structures. From the results, this study suggested the pedagogical implications as follows. First, think-aloud method is still useful for the reading strategies observation in spite of it's limitations. Second, the advanced L2 readers are able to choose the most effective strategies under the different reading conditions. Third, both of the given tasks as a external condition and the text types as a internal condition influence the readers' strategy choices. This implies the fact that it is important to figure out the effective strategies upon the cognitive complexity of each task and the various text types and its typical structures.