ERIC Number: EJ1469069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
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ISSN: ISSN-1479-0718
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7530
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Strategies Employed in Learning English and Other Foreign Languages: A Case Study of Indonesian Polyglots
Noprival Noprival1; Alfian Alfian2; Iswandany Kaslan2; Dion Ginanto2
International Journal of Multilingualism, v22 n2 p693-706 2025
Despite the existence of many studies on language learning strategies (LLS), little scholarly work reports the LLS used by multilingual foreign language learners. To fill this empirical gap, the present qualitative case study investigates how polyglots employed their strategies over their path of learning multiple foreign languages. We collected data through demographic questionnaires and semi-structured interviews obtained from seven Indonesian polyglots. The novelty of this research concerns the in-depth information about multiple language learning from participants who are able to use various foreign languages; in fact, some of the languages they mastered are less commonly taught and spoken in Indonesia. Findings showed that the language learning strategies employed were initiating practice, learning by enjoying, employing creative language engagement strategies, disciplined learning, and connecting with other language learners. The findings of this study also suggest that language learners can either adopt or adapt to the way polyglots learn foreign languages.
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Learning Processes, Metalinguistics, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of English Language Education, Universitas Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia; 2Department of English Language Education, Universitas Islam Negeri Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia