DOI: 10.5176/2251-3566_L316.46
Authors: Dr. S. Mekala, M.Ponmani and Dr. M. P. Shabitha
Abstract: Metacognition is defined as one’s own awareness of the thought process; specifically it concerns the ability to regulate the cognitive processes of the learners in their learning. In the context of writing, it refers to ‘thinking about one’s own writing’ or ‘awareness of one’s own writing processes. This experimental study investigates the role of metacognitive strategies in promoting effective English writing. The data was collected from 27 Indian ESL learners using strategy questionnaire, writing tasks and classroom observation. It is found that successful employment of Metacognitive strategies facilitates to meet the challenges in writing in producing comprehensive content. The results of the differential and correlation analysis reveal that the employment of effective metacognitive strategies has significantly correlated with the development of writing skills.
Keywords: Metacognitive strategies; Second language writing; Writing process
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