English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Reading Metacognition Awareness in Chilean learners withAutism Spectrum Condition: An Exploratory Study
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2023-02
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Developing second/foreign language (L2) comprehension skills can represent a challenging endeavor for learners withautism spectrum condition (ASC) because their social and verbal cognition may be impaired in terms of abstract reasoning, organizing, and retelling events, inferring intentions, and identifying emotions contained in a text. Thus, it becomes relevant to explore how these learners experience metacognitive strategies when reading in a foreign language. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore how Chilean elementary learners with ASC perceive their metacognitive awareness and how they strategize their L2 reading. To this end, 27 elementary learners with ASC were asked to report on their perceptions of metacognition in L2 reading by means of a metacognitive awareness reading strategy inventory and semi-structured interviews. Findings revealed that participants displayed a medium level of awareness toward metacognition, with problem-solving strategies being the most frequently reported. The difficulties faced by these learners were related to an excessive focus on details rather than general ideas, concentration issues, avoidance of multitasking processes in reading, and not seeking help to ensure comprehension. Implications are discussed in terms of cognitive approaches to reading comprehension and the pedagogical need for nurturing a strategic approach to metacognition in L2 reading to increase autonomy and automaticity. © 2023 Editorial Board TESL - EJ. All rights reserved.
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Autism Spectrum Condition, English Language Learning, L2 Reading Awareness, Metacognitive Skills
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TESL-EJ. Volume 26, Issue 4. 10724303February 2023
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10.55593/ej.26104a12