<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">متن کامل پایان نامه مقطع کارشناسی ارشد رشته :زبان انگلیسی</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">عنوان : <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The Relationship among EFL Learners’ Use of Language Learning Strategies, Reading Strategies, and Reading Comprehension</span></span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Islamic Azad University</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">At Central Tehran</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Faculty of Foreign Languages</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">English Department</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TEFL)</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The Relationship among EFL Learners’ Use of Language Learning Strategies, Reading Strategies, and Reading Comprehension</span></span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </span></span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">ADVISOR:</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Dr. ABDOLLAH BARADARAN</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">READER:</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Dr. MANIA NOSRATINIA</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">November 2013</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">برای رعایت حریم خصوصی نام نگارنده پایان نامه درج نمی شود</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(در فایل دانلودی نام نویسنده موجود است)</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">تکه هایی از متن پایان نامه به عنوان نمونه :</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">(ممکن است هنگام انتقال از فایل اصلی به داخل سایت بعضی متون به هم بریزد یا بعضی نمادها و اشکال درج نشود ولی در فایل دانلودی همه چیز مرتب و کامل است)</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Abstract</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship among EFL learners’ use of learning strategies, reading strategies, and reading comprehension. To fulfill this objective, 150 female EFL learners, between 25 and 42 years old, who were selected randomly from amongst those who were attending in upper-intermediate level of Safir language school were asked to take part in a piloted PET reading comprehension test and two questionnaires on Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL), and Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS). After discarding incomplete answer sheets, the acceptable cases were used in statistical analysis.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">At first the PET was piloted and it was declared that it was reliable. Then the results from the main administration were analyzed to exclude the descriptive data; it showed that there was no skewness in the results. The next step was to test the hypotheses; in this regards, Pearson’s product moment correlation was applied and the outcome showed that the three hypotheses were rejected.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">After analyzing the results it was concluded that the use of reading strategies has positive effect (r=0.93) on learners’ learning. Also it was shown that using learning strategies has a positive effect (r=0.61) on learners’ reading comprehension; construing that the reading strategies and language learning strategies have positive and high correlation with learners’ comprehension.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">TABLE OF CONTENTS</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ii</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">ABSTRACT iii</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">TABLE OF CONTENTS iv</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">LIST OF TABLES vii</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">LIST OF FIGURES viii</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">CHAPTER I: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 1</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.1 Introduction 2</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.2 Statement of the Problem 5</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.3 Statement of the Research Questions 6</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.4 Statement of the Research Hypotheses 7</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.5 Definition of Key Terms 7</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.5.1 Learning Strategies 7</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.5.2 Reading Comprehension 8</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.5.3 Reading Strategies 8</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.6 Significance of the Study 9</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.7 Limitations and Delimitations 11</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.7.1 Limitations 11</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">1.7.2 Delimitations 12</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE 13</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.1 Introduction 14</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.2 Language Learning Strategies 14</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.2.1 Categories of Language Learning Strategies 15</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.2.2 Language Learning and Strategy use 17</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.3 Reading 21</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.3.1 Types of Reading 22</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.3.2 Components of Reading 23</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.4 Reading Comprehension 25</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.4.1 Theories of Reading Comprehension 26</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.4.2 Definitions of Reading Comprehension 27</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.4.3 Categories of Reading Comprehension 28</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.5 Reading Strategies 29</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.5.1 Definitions of Reading Strategies 31</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.5.2 Categories of Reading Strategies 32</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">2.5.3 Reading Strategies and Reading Comprehension 33</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">CHAPTER III: METHOD 36</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.1 Introduction 37</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.2 Participants 37</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.3 Instrumentations 37</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.3.1 The Language Learning Questionnaire 38</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.3.2 The Reading Strategies Questionnaire 40</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.3.3 Reading Comprehension Test 41</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.4 Procedure 41</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.5 Design 42</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">3.6 Statistical Analysis 42</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS OF DATA 43</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.1 Introduction 44</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.2 Descriptive Statistics of the Pilot Study 44</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3 Descriptive Statistics of the Main Administration 46</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.1 Descriptive Statistics of the Language Learning Questionnaire 46</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.1.1 Memory Strategies 48</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.1.2 Cognitive Strategies 50</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.1.3 Compensation Strategies 51</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.1.4 Meta-cognitive Strategies 53</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.1.5 Affective Strategies 54</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.1.6 Social Strategies 56</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.1.7 Comparing the SILL’s Categories 57</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.2 Descriptive Statistics of the Reading Strategies Questionnaire 59</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.3.3 Descriptive Statistics of the Reading Comprehension Test 60</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.4 Testing the Hypotheses 61</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.4.1 Testing the First Hypothesis 62</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.4.2 Testing the Second Hypothesis 62</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">4.4.3 Testing the Third Hypothesis 63</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS 65 </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">5.1 Introduction 66</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">5.2 Procedure and Summary of the Findings 66</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">5.3 Discussion 67</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">5.4 Pedagogical Implications 69</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">5.4.1 Implications for EFL Teachers 70</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">5.4.2 Implications for EFL Learners 71</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">5.4.3 Implications for Syllabus designers 72</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">5.5 Suggestions for Further Research 72</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">REFERENCES 73</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">APPANICES 81</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Appendix A: Learning Strategies Questionnaire 82</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Appendix B: Reading Strategies Questionnaire 84</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Appendix C: Reading Comprehension Test<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </span> 86</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">List of Tables</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.1: Descriptive Statistics of the PET Reading Comprehension Test Piloting 45</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.2: Reliability of the PET Reading Comprehension Test Piloting 45</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.3: Descriptive Statistics of the SILL Questionnaire Administration 47</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.4: Descriptive Statistics of the Memory Strategies 49</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.5: Descriptive Statistics of the Cognitive Strategies 50</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.6: Descriptive Statistics of the Compensation Strategies 52</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.7: Descriptive Statistics of the Meta-cognitive Strategies 53</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.8: Descriptive Statistics of the Affective Strategies 55</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.9: Descriptive Statistics of the Social Strategies 56</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.10: Descriptive Statistics of the SILL Categories Means 58</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.11: Descriptive Statistics of the SORS Questionnaire Administration 59</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.12: Descriptive Statistics of the PET Reading Comprehension</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Test Administration 60</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.13: Correlation between Reading Strategies and Reading</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Comprehension 62</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.14: Correlation between Language Learning Strategies and</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Reading Comprehension 63</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Table 4.15: Correlation between Language Learning Strategies and</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Reading Strategies 64</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">LIST OF FIGURES</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.1: Score Distribution of the SILL Questionnaire 48</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.2: Score Distribution of Memory Strategies 50</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.3: Score Distribution of Cognitive Strategies 51</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.4: Score Distribution of Compensation Strategies 53</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.5: Score Distribution of Meta-cognitive Strategies 54</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.6: Score Distribution of Affective Strategies 56</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.7: Score Distribution of Social Strategies 57</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.8: Score Distribution of Compensation Strategies 58</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.9: Score Distribution of the SORS Questionnaire 60</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Figure 4.10: Score Distribution of the PET Questionnaire 61</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">CHAPTER I</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">1.1 Introduction</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Reading is one of the most essential skills for every day interactions; practically, every portion of life comprises reading. Reading includes the activation of relevant knowledge and related language skills to exchange the information from one person to another. In this regard, one has to focus one’s attention on the reading materials and integrate previously obtained knowledge and skills to grasp the things someone else has written (Chastain, 1988).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Reading is similar to listening in that they are both receptive skills, during which readers decode the message of the writer and try to rebuild it (Rashtchi & Keyvanfar, 2010). Indeed, reading can be identified as a negotiation between the reader and the text or between the reader and the author. Throughout such an active participation, the reader tries to either personally decipher the text or recognize the author’s original intention.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">It is worth mentioning that in fact, reading does not occur unaccompanied; rather, it always occurs within a social context for a particular motive. People might read a text, such as a manual, to get information on how to do something or how to use something. Besides, they might study textbooks and course books to learn something; Furthermore, they sometimes read the texts such as emails or messages in order to socialize with their friends. People also read the texts related to their daily life, such as reading a map to find the shortest itinerary to a particular destination. Constantly one reads for pleasure; some examples of reading for pleasure include reading a novel or browsing the internet. Finally, under some circumstances, reading might happen for a blend of intentions.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">It is always recommended that the readers use reading to increase their general awareness of language as well as their world knowledge; for, reading is a skill that can be accomplished privately on one’s own velocity. Reading skill is far more momentous for EFL learners. It is crucial to a student’s success in school, and further, to becoming a lifelong learner.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Reading is also a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><a href="http://tinoz.ir/%d9%be%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%87-%d8%b1%d8%b4%d8%aa%d9%87-%d8%b2%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%86%da%af%d9%84%db%8c%d8%b3%db%8cthe-relationship-among-efl-learners-use-of-langua/” style="font-family: yekan, tahoma; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-587281″ src="http://ziso.ir/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thesis-paper-65.png” alt="پایان نامه های دانشگاهی” width="400″ height="208″ /></a></p><p style="text-align: right; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> comprehension). Reading is a necessary tool for language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas. It includes a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is affected by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitudes, and language community in cultural and social situations.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Effective reading is not a process that every individual can achieve (Nunan, 1999). Rather, it is difficult to learn, especially for those who want to read texts in a second or foreign language. When learning a foreign language, reading is an essential skill to acquire in order to increase knowledge and exchange information (Chien, 2000; Dlugosz, 2000; Salinger, 2003; Huang, 2005). However, most English instructors still concentrate on correcting the learners’ grammatical mistakes or increasing their vocabulary. To improve learners’ reading abilities, the instructors must wisely consider effective strategies and supportive tools. In contrary, the instructors seldom teach learners how to effectively use learning strategies to improve their reading comprehension; consequently, learners cannot master the language skills effectively (Berkowitz 1986; Carnine and Carnine 2004; Chi, 1997; Griffiths, 2008; Rivard and Yore 1992; Tsao, 2004).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Strategies are defined as specific actions, behaviors, steps, or techniques that students (often deliberately) use to improve their progress in developing L2 skills. These strategies can facilitate the internalization, storage, retrieval, or use of the new language. They are also tools for the self-directed involvement, which is necessary to develop language skills (Oxford, 1990).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Learner strategies, as one of the most important categories of strategies, are specific attacks that learners make on different problems when receiving input or producing output. One type of strategies used by language learners is learning strategies.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Park (1995) defines learning strategies as “the mental activities that people use when they study to help themselves acquire, organize, or remember incoming knowledge more efficiently” (p. 35).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Also, it is generally accepted that among the strategies, reading strategies are one of the most beneficial ones that any reader can use for ensuring success in reading (Afflerbach, Pearson, and Paris, 2008). They are of interest for what they reveal about the way readers manage their interactions with written text, and how these strategies are related to reading comprehension (Carrell, Pharis, &Liberto, 1989). Emphasizing on the key role of reading strategies, Afflerbach, Pearson, and Paris (2008) characterize them as “deliberate, goal directed attempts to control and modify the reader’s efforts to decode text, understand word, and construct meanings out of text” (p. 15). These strategies range from simple fix-up strategies such as simply rereading difficult segments and guessing the meaning of an unknown word from context, to more comprehensive strategies such as summarizing and relating what is being read to the reader’s background knowledge (Janzen, 1996).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Yekan, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Taking the role of all mentioned strategies into consideration, each of these could be just as a piece of the puzzle. The correlation between reading comprehension as a target and any of these strategies on the one hand and the relationships between each pair of them on the other hand can pr</p>
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