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Iamudom, Tirada; Tangkiengsirisin, Supong – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
Learner autonomy is a way to promote students to perform their learning ability effectively and it is essential for students to acquire this skill for a lifelong learning journey. The present study aimed to investigate the learner autonomy level and observe in detail language learning strategies use of Thai EFL learners comparing international…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Personal Autonomy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Chou, Mu-Hsuan – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Task value has a considerable effect on one's interest, motivation, and strategies in learning. Additionally, the social contexts in which a learner studies, such as subject specialization and gender, may potentially influence how successfully one learns. The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the relationship between task value and…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, High School Students, Learning Motivation, Student Interests
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Saks, Katrin; Leijen, Äli – Language Learning Journal, 2018
The acquisition of English language skills may be supported by instructing learners in the use of language learning strategies (LLS). Researchers have presented different taxonomies of LLS but evidence of their validity is controversial. The goal of the study is to test an Estonian version of Oxford's Strategy Inventory for Language Learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies, Metacognition
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Ardasheva, Yuliya; Tretter, Thomas R. – Modern Language Journal, 2013
As the school-aged English language learner (ELL) population continues to grow in the United States and other English-speaking countries, psychometrically sound instruments to measure their language learning strategies (LLS) become ever more critical. This study adapted and validated an adult-oriented measure of LLS (50-item "Strategy…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies, Measures (Individuals)
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Saeb, Fateme; Zamani, Elham – English Language Teaching, 2013
This paper reports a comparative study exploring language learning strategy use and beliefs about language learning of high-school students and students attending English institutes. Oxford's (1990) strategy inventory for language learning (SILL) and Horwitz's (1987) beliefs about language learning inventory (BALLI), were used to collect data.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Khezrlou, Sima – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2012
The present research investigated the use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies by 60 young and 90 adult learners of different levels of education across different fields of study. The intermediate level young participants included junior-high and senior-high school learners between the ages of 14 and 17. The high-intermediate adult…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Second Language Learning, Correlation, Metacognition
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Khalil, Aziz – Foreign Language Annals, 2005
This article assesses the language learning strategies (LLSs) used by 194 high school and 184 university English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners in Palestine, using Oxford's (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). It also explores the effect of language proficiency and gender on frequency of strategy use. The findings show…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, High School Students, Foreign Countries