Factors Affecting Language Learning StrategiesNik Mohd Syamil Bin Nik Rasdin

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AGE

Primary School Student

METACOGNITIVE

Secondary Student

COGNITIVE

University Student

METACOGNITIVE

Old Student

METACOGNITIVE

GENDER

Gender effect on the use of strategy◦Wharton (2000)

Females tend to be superior in verbal aptitude and social orientation and thustend to create more opportunities for interacting with other people than dotheir male counterparts◦Ehrman and Oxford (1988: 260)

MOTIVATION

MOTIVATION" A creative man is motivated by

the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.“◦Oxford and Nyikos (1989)

" A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.“◦(Ayn Rand)

Motivation affected the learner’s choices of strategies the most strongly of all the factors.◦Mochizuki (1999) and Wharton’s

(2000)

ATTITUDE

Attitude plays an important role in LLS

Learners bring their belief, goals, attitudes and decisions to learning, and these influence how they approach their learning.◦Gardner and Miller (2002)

LEARNING STYLE

Visual LearnerStudy by seeing picturesCan remember things easier by

using chartsCan hardly focus when studying

by not looking

Auditory LearnerAuditory learners learn best by

hearing informationhave strong language skills,

which include a well-developed vocabulary and an appreciation for words.

can remember conversation they heard quite accurately

Kinesthetic LearnerLearn best by moving their

bodies, activating their large or small muscles

Often wiggle, tap their feet, or move their legs when they sit

often well coordinated and have a strong sense of timing and body movement

Individual’s learning styles preferences influence the type of LLS they use◦(Ehrman and Oxford, 1990 ; Rossi- Le, 1995; among others)

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