摘要:The study aims at exploring the predictive relationship between self-efficacy in reading; age; and metacomprehension among nonnative speakers of Arabic. Two tests are administered: academic self-efficacy in reading test and metacomprehension test. Sixty three students were randomly sampled from enrolled students in King Saud University. The results indicate that the total estimation of academic self-efficacy in reading test is high, and of metacomprehension test is also high. Referring to a significant correlation between the total scoring of metacomprehension test and age; correlation coefficient of (0.270), as well as statistically direct correlation on the total score of metacomprehension test and academic self-efficacy; correlation coefficient of (0.509).