張鴻璽

Abstract： High school English learning is very important in the process of language learning， so the study of reading strategies used by senior high school students can give some enlightenment for Chinese teaching in senior high schools. Studies have shown that the frequency of metacognitive and cognitive strategies is summed up by the high school students when they read the English note-taking article， which they least like. Students often do not evaluate their reading.

Key words： Reading strategy； Learning strategy； Reading proficiency； Teaching of English reading in high schools

1. Introduction

1.1 The role of reading in foreign language learning

Reading is the basis of mastering knowledge， acquiring information and improving the ability of language application. It is also an important aspect of language use. English Teaching in China is a foreign language teaching， lacking the actual environment of language teaching. As far as foreign language teaching is concerned， Chinas foreign language teaching is based on the teaching of reading （Hu Chundong， 1998）. The main channel to provide English learning environment is reading， and reading is the main way to consolidate acquired knowledge and master new knowledge.

1.2 The reasons for the study of senior high school students

The mental development of senior high school students tends to mature， and their self-consciousness develops rapidly. The students in the self consciousness in the development of self discovery， self differentiation and establishment of self and objective self understanding， self treat and clear self performance， sensitive and self defense self value， showing the characteristics of self-discipline.

2. Literature Review

Nowadays， foreign language teaching emphasizes the input of language. According to the rules of language learning， the improvement of foreign language application ability is based on a large amount of language input. Reading and listening is a process to accept and understand the information， but our English Teaching in primary and secondary schools lack the natural language of the social environment， the input channel of listening is not extensive， language input will rely more on classroom teaching and students extracurricular reading widely and effectively.

2.1 Study on the relationship between learning strategies and academic achievement

Many experimental studies have explored the influence of learning strategies on two or foreign languages from various perspectives. The results show that learners academic performance is related to the use of learning strategies. Wen Qiufang （1995） compared to two of the initial score of the same English majors， although they learn almost in the same conditions， different learning methods lead to four grade exam scores big gap， thus draws the conclusion： learning method has a direct impact on learning achievement.

2.2 The definition of English Reading Strategies

In the study of second language reading， researchers studied language proficiency， background knowledge， mother tongue， second language reading strategies， motivation and so on. There is no doubt about the restriction of readers language ability and background knowledge， but there are different opinions about the second language reading strategy.

3. Conclusion

Middle school students English reading plays an important role in improving students English proficiency， broadening their knowledge and developing interest in english. Under the guidance of cognitive theory， the author believes that reading strategies play an important role in the reading process.

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（作者單位：黑龍江省密山市第一中學(xué)）endprint