Study on Metacognitive Strategies of English Majors in EFL Writing

The paper investigates and analyzes the relationship between metacognitive strategies and their English capabilities of 90 sophomores of business English majors in English writing. Quantative researches are involved in the investigation and the result shows that the frequencies of the subjects’ metacognitive strategies in fundamental English writing are at the level of somewhat and often.T - test proves that significant statistical differences exist between successful and less successful learners in their application of metacognitive strategies.Multi - regression analysis shows self - monitoring is the dominant factor affecting English writing.The study concludes that instructors should actively implement metacognitive strategies in the processs of business English writing.