LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 7 July 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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English Language Learning Strategies Employed by Jordanian Students at Yarmouk University

Abdel-Basit Mohammad Al-Khasawneh, Ph.D. Candidate
Fadi Maher Al-Khasawneh, Ph.D. Candidate

ABSTRACT

The current study aims at investigating the language learning strategies that are most frequently employed by EFL learners at Yarmouk University. It also aims to find out if there are statistically significant differences in the use of language learning strategies in relation to gender. The sample of this study encompasses 121 students (65 male students and 56 female students) from the various faculties at Yarmouk University. For this purpose, the researchers developed a questionnaire based on Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). The data obtained were calculated and analyzed via descriptive statistics and independent sample T-test. The results revealed that Jordanian students are moderate users of language learning strategies. Compensation strategies were the most frequently employed language learning strategies, while the least frequently employed strategies were the memory strategies. In addition, the results showed no statistically significant differences in the use of language learning strategies in relation to gender.

Keywords: Language learning strategies, SILL

Introduction

It is clear that English language has become the dominant language worldwide. It is the common language for billions of people around the world (Pakir, 2000). Also, English is widely used and it is considered as the main language used in different fields such as tourism, economics, science, aviation, and international business (Al-Issa, 2006). In the educational context, English plays a vital role in education and students are expected to communicate effectively in institutions where English is used as the medium of instruction (Adams & Keene, 2000). In Jordan, English plays an important role in the Jordanian education and students are expected to have a good command of English to proceed in their studies. According to Jafar (2008), English is taught all through the entire span of the school years from K-12 as a foreign language, and it is considered as an obligatory subject for the school curriculum. In addition, English language is necessary to communicate with the world, social development, acquisition of new technology, and education (Zughoul, 2003).

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Abdel-Basit Mohammad Al-Khasawneh
The Northern University of Malaysia
abumuhab1@hotmail.com

Fadi Maher Al-Khasawneh
The Northern University of Malaysia
khasawneh83@yahoo.co.uk
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