Proposal to strengthen reading comprehension skills through metacognitive strategies in advanced students majoring in modern languages at La Gran Colombia University

Abstract

The main intention of this document is to relate the process of creating and designing a handbook to strengthen reading comprehension through infographics, as a learning aid; which will be focusing on metacognitive strategies that allows getting a productive learning process in students. This handbook will have the purpose to offer supporting to ESL advanced students, at La Gran Colombia University, who will take any international exam as a bachelor’s degree requirement (C1, based on CEFR). This research applies to qualitative research methodology; it is focused on non-experimental design, with an explanatory scope. On the other hand, it is supported by different concepts and two theoretical bases; first it will take as a reference of reading comprehension, skills and strategies in L2 by Jeremy Harmer (2007), the second is regarding the Metacognition and Strategies, Ana Chamot (1999) and John. H, Flavell (1985), it also keeps the book CALLA in mind for this theoretical basis.