Abstract:
The present study mainly focused on investigating EFL Teachers’ awareness and practices of
using reading strategies in teaching reading skills in EFL class room. Based on the study
variables, leading research questions were designed. In order to carry out the study descriptive
survey research design was used. Thus, questionnaire and qualitative data were collected using
the instruments such as questionnaire, semi structured interview and class observation. The data
collected via close ended items of the questionnaire were analyzed using quantitative methods of data
analysis. These data were presented in table and they were analyzed using descriptive statistics that include
frequencies, percentiles, Pearson’s correlation coefficient was also computed to check whether there were
relation amongst respondent awareness and practices. The qualitative data collected using open ended
items of the questionnaire, interview items and class observation checklist were described and narrated
thematically using the variable as main and narrated thematically using the variable as main and sub
topics. It was found out that sample teachers commonly used only reading strategies in teaching reading
skills. This clearly showed that sample English teachers’ awareness towards various reading strategies in
teaching reading skills is very unsatisfactory so that they usually practices of using reading strategies in
teaching reading skills. However, these respondents have strong beliefs to using reading strategies in
teaching reading skills. It was observed that their implementation of the strategies was below the expected
level. The finding of the study also showed that challenges that they frequent encountered rose from their
own personal case, their learners, and the environmental factors. Finally, recommendation were out forth
to the concerned bodies such as English language teachers, school administrator, Zone education bureau
workers. Additionally, it continuous experimental, studies are conducted by the coming researchers in each
variable of the study , EFL teachers’ awareness and practices will be improved a lot.
