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Procedure:

1.Students were divided into six groups. The teacher gave them five minutes to finish reading the passage.

2. After they finished the task, each group member should list the questions he met in reading. Then, the teacher gave them five minutes to discuss and found proper methods and suggestions to solve the problems.

3. Each group chose a question which all of members could not solve. The teacher gave the opinion, and explained, suggested for improvement reading ability. After discussion, students could have a deeper impression on reading methods and difficulties they met.

4.4.3.3 Keeping a reading diary

Rationale:

After reading, keep a reading diary was a effective method to evaluate reading activity. By doing so, students could summarize experience and skills they have mastered, reflect on the reading progress, and improve their thinking and considering ability. Moreover, students could turn to be self-critical after writing down their reading activity.

Materials: notebook

Procedure:

The teacher asked students to reflect after reading. On occasions when a discussion of reading or reading comprehension exercise, the students are required to write a comment on their reading activity, including what they learnt, the suggestions they got from teacher, the progress they made, and how they evaluate their reading comprehension ability. Every time they had feelings after reading activity, the teacher should encourage students to write down.

4.4.3.4 Evaluating and revising the training

In the process of training, there were still some unprepared points occurred. Some emergent students wanted to solve the difficulties as quickly as possible. But training itself had some improvisatory elements. So, constant evaluating of the training was necessary. The constant evaluating could adjust the methods used in training. And the teacher got most valuable information for improving the training program.

4.4.4 Data collection

Before students started new semester’s learning, experimental group and control group were carried out pre-test. Pre-test was conducted on the basis of their final examination scores. The result showed their English reading abilities almost on the same level, and possesses condition of randomly grouping. After a semester’s training, two classes learned according to normal education course conducted by vocational college syllabus. Moreover, students in experimental group were consciously guided by explaining and training of metacognitive reading strategies. When the semester ended, all of these two group’s members were carried out post-test of reading comprehension and questionnaire.

4.4.4.1 Reading Test

After a semester’s training, all of students form two groups were carried out post-test including reading comprehension test and questionnaire. There were three passages of different styles in reading comprehension test. Total score was 15 points. All of passages were from PRETCO in March, 2009. Examination papers were handed out by assistant of class, and all of students were required to finish it independently in 30 minutes. In process of examination, two s