Metacognition as a strategy to improve the level of development of the reading skill for students attending the intermediate course at the technical English center in QUITO during the first semester 2008-2009 school year

Abstract

The following analysis of the work has a fundamental reason to provide a general problem solution of the low background knowledge of students of the intermediate level who have had problems in their pre - test. Some teaching procedures have caused clearly implications to students into their training. .An adequate class communication was poor, teachers forgotten, motivation, interconnections and a general introduction of techniques, strategies, methods, and the main types processes were not introduced by teachers. Most of these aspects have caused a main problem for students in the Technical English Center. After a carefully analyzing the problem, the collection information, the formulating ideas and plan of action, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the product or results we achieve the following contents to solve problems. Part 1 Introduces basic knowledge about Research problem. Part 2 The theme is based, in Theoretical frame and a variety of disciplines and aims to extend the metacognition: In the Theoretical frame, there are three main chapters: Chapter 1 Metacognition Chapter 2 Reading skills Chapter3 Metacognition and Reading skills which encourage Learners to reflect on their current reading strategies. Part 3 Deals the Methodology design IV Part 4 Provides a very general introduction about the Testing the hypotheses where questions , answers , results and the respective analyses of each one readers will find over there. . Part 5 The focus is on Proposal, it introduces the core areas about teachers training.