THE ROLE OF CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES ON READING COMPREHENSION IN EFL STUDENTS AND ITS IMPACT TO SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.

Abstract

Critical reading has several benefits, including a deeper understanding of
content, the lengthening of contents maintenance term in the memory and learning how to
submit feedback critical of the reasonable ideas. Critical reader recognizes an author's
purpose and bias from the text, and understands tone and persuasive elements. As can be
seen that Critical reading has considerable impact on improving students reading
comprehension and their academic capacity. Critical reading requires three areas
comprehension, vocabulary and speed of reading. Students can provide strong and accurate
supporting reasons in their academic writing tasks by using their critical reading skills.