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Alrashidi, Oqab – Cogent Education, 2022
This study sought to explore the frequency and type of language learning strategies employed by university students. It also investigated the impact of proficiency levels, gender and year of study on the use of language learning strategies. The study participants were 256 English major students enrolled in three universities in Saudi Arabia. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Zarei, Abbas, Ali; Baharestani, Nooshin – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2014
To investigate the use of language learning strategies (LLS) by Iranian EFL learners across proficiency levels, a total of 180 Iranian adult female EFL learners were selected and divided into three different proficiency level groups. To collect data, Oxford's (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) was used. One-way ANOVA procedures…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, College Students, Second Language Learning
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Chen, Mei-Ling – English Language Teaching, 2014
The purpose of the study was to investigate language learning strategies used by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at different educational levels and explored the influence of age on the use of language learning strategies. A total of 1,023 students participated in the study. Out of the participants, there were 250 primary students…
Descriptors: Age Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies
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Nahavandi, Naemeh; Mukundan, Jayakaran – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The present study aimed at understanding the language learning strategy use of Iranian EFL learners' about learning a foreign language. The main purpose of the study was to understand if there was any relationship between proficiency level, gender and extra education in language institutes and strategy use. To achieve this end, 369 engineering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Engineering Education
Riazi, Abdolmehdi; Rahimi, Mohammad – Online Submission, 2005
This article reports the results of an investigation into Iranian EFL learners' perceived use of language learning strategies (LLSs) overall, the six strategy categories (memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, affective, and social) as well as the 50 individual strategies appearing in Oxford's (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language…
Descriptors: Memory, Language Usage, Metacognition, Learning Strategies
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Rao, Zhenhui – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2006
This study investigated Chinese students' use of language learning strategies, and then interpreted the data from cultural and educational perspectives. Using a Strategy Inventory for Language Learning, the researcher discovered some common features shared by Chinese students in their use of learning strategies. An in-depth analysis of the results…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers