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Ranjan, Ranjeeva; Philominraj, Andrew; Saavedra, Rodrigo Arellano – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
Language learning strategies (LLS) research began in the mid-1970s with the main idea of individual differences in learning a foreign language focusing primarily on the characteristics of a good language learner. In the literature review, the use of LLS has been reported to have a positive influence on proficiency. The goal of this research is to…
Descriptors: Correlation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
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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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Heo, Misook; Stoffa, Rosa; Kush, Joseph C. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2012
This study explores factors related to the language learning strategies of second language learners, specifically Generation 1.5 Korean immigrant students--the seventh-largest and one of the fastest growing foreign-born groups in the USA. Participants in this study were members of the Korean communities located in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia who…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Evidence, Immigrants, Validity
Fazeli, Seyed Hossein – Online Submission, 2012
The current study aims to analyze the psychometric qualities of the Persian adapted version of Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) developed by Rebecca L. Oxford (1990). Three instruments were used: Persian adapted version of SILL, a Background Questionnaire, and Test of English as a Foreign Language. Two hundred and thirteen Iranian…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Indo European Languages, Females
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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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Park, Gi-Pyo – English Language Teaching, 2011
This study examined the validity of the SILL by performing a confirmatory factor analysis among 914 university students learning English in Korea. The results showed that all the fit indices including chi-square, RMSEA, CFI, and NFI used to test Oxford's two construct and six construct taxonomy of the SILL provided unacceptable fit to the data.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies