READING STRATEGIES USED BY EFL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS GENDER
Eka Hardiani*, Lies Amin Lestari**, Ahmad Munir*** State University of Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia ekahardiani@mhs.unesa.ac.id
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to describe reading strategies employed by EFL junior high school students and the significant differences between male and female students in using certain reading strategies. The participants were 92 ninth graders in junior high school. Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS) developed by Mokhtari and Sheorey (2002) was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and independent sample t-test. The results of the study revealed EFL junior high school students use problem-solving reading strategies more frequently than support reading strategies and global reading strategies. There is no statistically significant difference between male and female students in using global strategies and problem-solving strategies. They employed those strategies in the same ways. On the other hands, there was a significant difference between males and females in using support strategies. From all the strategies used, female students tend to apply more strategies than the male students.
Keywords: Reading strategies Gender EFL students
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