NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Comparing Language Learning Strategies among the More and Less Successful EFL Learners in Iran
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hassan SoodmandAfshar; Mahsa Bayat; Maryam Jalili Kia – Issues in Educational Research, 2025
Our study examined the language learning strategies of successful and less successful Iranian EFL learners. The sample comprised 1608 junior and senior EFL students who completed the "Strategy Inventory for Language Learning" (SILL), and 30 randomly selected participants in semi-structured interviews. The results from descriptive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies
Proficiency Level and Language Learning Strategy Choice of Islamic University Learners in Indonesia
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alfian – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2018
This study explores the relation between language proficiency level and language learning strategy choice of EFL learners at an Islamic university in Indonesia. Two hundred and eighty four participants classified based on their proficiency levels (high, medium, and low) as determined by their achievement results completed the Strategy Inventory…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Metacognition, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
On the Relationship among Critical Thinking, Language Learning Strategy Use and University Achievement of Iranian English as a Foreign Language Majors
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Afshar, Hassan Soodmand; Movassagh, Hossein – Language Learning Journal, 2017
The study investigated the relationship among critical thinking, strategy use and university achievement. To this end, 76 English major students sat the California Critical Thinking Skills Test and filled out Oxford's Strategy Inventory for Language Learning. Participants' Grade Point Averages were regarded as their university achievement. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
It Works for Me: From the High Achievers' Perspective
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yeon, Sang-Hee – Applied Language Learning, 2014
This research focuses on speaking proficiency and successful second language speakers' traits using a survey and an interview. The participants in the study were in a short intensive course between four and six months, depending on the language they studied. The successful learner was defined as someone who received 1+ or above on the Interagency…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Interviews, Language Tests