An Overview of the Effects of Metacognitive Strategies on EFL Reading Comprehension

This paper presents an overview of the impact of metacognitive strategies on EFL reading comprehension.The introduction emphasizes the importance of metacognitive strategy utilization in improving reading ability and the differences in metacognitive awareness between successful and unsuccessful readers.Metacognition and metacognitive strategies are defined and explained in the literature review section, along with their significance to language learning and reading comprehension.The review also summarizes studies showing that metacognitive strategy use improves EFL reading comprehension and metacognitive instruction improves students' metacognitive awareness and reading achievement.The conclusion underscores the unanimous agreement among researchers regarding the benefits of metacognitive strategies and the pedagogical implications for EFL teachers, curriculum developers, and policymakers are also discussed.This paper advocates for the incorporation of metacognitive strategy training into the regular reading teaching program, the development of clear directions for implementing the instruction, and the provision of professional development opportunities for teachers.