Abstract:
Reading is one of the four primary skills alongside listening, writing, and
speaking. It involves cognitive and comprehension processes. Reading is a dynamic
skill that urges learners to find and use a variety of materials and recourses. This
study was conducted to reveal the type of reading strategies used by EFL preparatory
university students at a foreign language department in a foundational university.
The participants of this study were 65 EFL learners aged between 18 to 22 years old.
The data was collected and analyzed through a questionnaire and semi-structured
follow-up interviews. The findings gave an insight into the most and least reading
strategies used by learners. Furthermore, it provided EFL instructors with the
opportunity to focus on the learners’ reading weaknesses. It also highlighted the
importance of reading strategies awareness among learners and underscored the
significance of acquiring reading strategies as a vital method for EFL learners to
improve their reading comprehension.
