The effectiveness of using metacognitive language learning strategies in developing EFL students' comprehension of written discourse

الملخص EN

This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of using metacognitive language learning strategies in developing EFL students' comprehension of written discourse.

twenty six second year EFL students from Palestine ahliya university were chosen as the study group.

the study adopted the one-group quasi-experimental design.

a pre-post comprehension of written discourse test was designed to assess the students' comprehension of written discourse before and after the treatment.

the results were analyzed and the findings revealed that there was a statistically significant difference at 0.05 level between the mean scores of research group in the pre-post administration of the comprehension of written discourse test favoring post testing, which means that metacognitive language learning strategies were effective in developing second year EFL students' comprehension of written discourse.

some recommendations and suggestions for further research were presented.