%0 Journal Article
%T Effects of Strategy Instruction in an EFL Reading Comprehension Course: A Case Study
%A Lopera Medina Sergio
%J Profile Issues in Teachers` Professional Development
%D 2012
%I Universidad Nacional de Colombia
%X Strategy instruction is useful in teaching contexts. This paper examines the effects of strategy instruction in an EFL reading comprehension course carried out with 26 undergraduate students at a Colombian university. As a research method, a case study was implemented. There were three instruments with which to collect data: reading comprehension tests, teacher＊s field notes and self-reflection in class at the strategy instruction phase, and a learning perception questionnaire. Given that students improved in reading comprehension, it would seem that reading strategy instruction is indeed very useful. Also, it was noted that when students applied reading strategies, they became more self-confident and this in turn enhanced their motivation. Finally, when students applied the reading strategy approach, the use of dictionaries decreased considerably.   La instrucci車n basada en estrategias es 迆til en los contextos de lectura. Este art赤culo reporta los efectos de instrucci車n basada en estrategias de lectura en ingl谷s como lengua extranjera a un grupo de 26 estudiantes de enfermer赤a de una universidad colombiana. Como m谷todo de investigaci車n se llev車 a cabo el estudio de caso. Para recolectar la informaci車n, se aplicaron tres instrumentos: pruebas de comprensi車n de lectura, notas de campo y la autorreflexi車n en clase en la fase de instrucci車n de estrategias, y un cuestionario de percepci車n de aprendizaje. Debido a que los estudiantes mejoraron en la comprensi車n de lectura, se concluye que la instrucci車n basada en estrategias de lectura parece ser beneficiosa. Se observ車 que cuando los estudiantes aplicaban las estrategias de lectura, mostraban mayor autoconfianza, lo cual increment車 su motivaci車n. Adem芍s, cuando los estudiantes aplicaban el enfoque de estrategias de lectura, el uso del diccionario disminuy車 considerablemente.
%K Dictionary use
%K improvement in EFL reading comprehension
%K reading strategy instruction
%K self-confidence.
%U http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/29057