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María Pilar Núñez Delgado 
, María Santamarina Sancho
This paper presents the results of a research study aimed at determining the levels of metalinguistic awareness among students of different nationalities in compulsory secondary education, specifically in the first year of ESO. It then explores the correlation between these levels and students’ reading competence. The instruments used included the THAM-2 test of metalinguistic skills and a reading comprehension assessment, both administered to two groups from the same school (a total of 64 students), as well as a focus group composed of three students—each representing one of the three levels of metalinguistic awareness established by the test. These students, originally from Spain, Ukraine, and Morocco, also enabled a comparative analysis based on differences in L1. The data were analyzed using content analysis and the Constant Comparative Method (CCM) applied to participants’ discourse. These findings, combined with the statistical results from the THAM-2, reveal a positive relationship between reading comprehension and students’ metalinguistic skills, as well as the significant influence of multilingualism.
