关键词: 元认知策略, 英语文化学习, 高分组, 低分组

Abstract: On the basis of the data accumulated in a study of 117 senior English Majors' use of metacognitive strategies in English culture learning, the present study investigates and analyzes the relationship between their metacognitive strategies and English cultural ability. The results of the study indicate that: ①the frequency of metacognitive strategies among senior English majors in English culture learning is at the level of somewhat; ②significant statistical differences exist between successful learners and less successful learners in their application of such strategies as goals and plans, selective attention as well as self-supervision and management; ③multi-regression analysis shows that three strategies have effect on students' achievements in English culture learning, among which selective attention metacognitive strategy is the dominant factor.

Key words: metacognitive strategies, English culture learning, successful learners, less successful learners