Abstract:
It is hypothesized
that if students employ cognitive and metacognitive strategies while reading, their reading
comprehension will be improved. To test such a hypothesis, a questionnaire is designed
and administered to all Master2 students studying English at University Mohamed Seddik
Ben Yahia of Jijel. The results, yielded from a population of 63 students, reveal key points
with regard to the topic under investigation. Master2 students are found to use cognitive
and metacognitive strategies frequently to cope with the problems faced while reading, and
reach reading comprehension. Thus, this denotes that they view cognitive and
metacognitive strategies as an effective tool which facilitates their reading comprehension
since they report a frequent use of those strategies while reading
