THE INFLUENCE OF TURKISH EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEIVED PROFICIENCY LEVEL AND GENDER ON THE USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
İNGİLİZCEYİ YABANCI DİL OLARAK ÖĞRENEN TÜRK ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN İNGİLİZCE YETERLİLİĞİ VE CİNSİYETİNİN DİL ÖĞRENME STRATEJİLERİ KULLANIMINA ETKİSİ

Author : Birgül AKDAĞ ÇİMEN -- Canan AKSAKALLI
Number of pages : 252-264

Abstract

Language learning strategies play a significant part in language teaching because they help students become more effective learners and foster their own success in language proficiency. This study was carried out to find out what strategies are commonly used by EFL students and the potential relationship between variables including gender, proficiency level and learning strategy use. The subjects were 77 EFL undergraduate students. The Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL; Oxford, 1989) was employed to collect data and the data were analysed using statistical procedures through SPSS 20.00. The findings of the study showed that EFL students use compensation strategy more than other strategies and there is no significant difference between male and female students in using learning strategies. On the other hand, the statistical data analysis revealed a close link between perceived proficiency level and strategy use.

Keywords

Language learning strategies, EFL students, Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL), Languag

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