The Impact of Using Reading Strategies on Comprehending EAP Texts Case Study: First Year MasterStudents- Applied Linguistics and English for Specific Purposes- KasdiMerbah University of Ouargla

Abstract

Thepresent study sets as aim the study of the relationship between the use of reading strategies and the comprehension of EAP texts by suggesting a strategic-based approach within a pre-, during, and post-reading framework. The subjects in this study , ESP and AL students at the department of English at KasdiMerbah University of Ouargla, lack the awareness of the importance of using reading strategies to comprehend texts in their area of study, which results in their frustration towards reading, and consequently to the lack of access to content. The method used in the present study was descriptive analytical.We approached this issue by conducting a questionnaire,a pre-test, three training sessions,and a post-test. Findings show that the scores of the post-testare higher than the ones of the pre-test, that is the reading strategies improved to a great extent though without equal percentages.These results reflect the efficiency of the suggested approach despite the short period of tuition. To be sure of those results, we conducted a T-Test which confirmed the hypothesis that the use of reading strategies enhances EAP text comprehension