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5 factors affecting language learning strategies
- 1. STRATEGIES GGGV1244 LEARNER STRATEGIES PROF. MOHAMEDAMIN BIN EMBI NAME: MARYAM BINTI AZIZAN MATRIC CARD: A143843
- 2. 1) MOTIVATION According toGardner (1985), motivation and attitudes are the primary sources contributing to individual language learning. Gardner has described the phenomenon of motivation as consisting of four components: a goal, effort, want, and attitudes toward the learning activity. Dörnyei (2001), one of the well-known leaders within the field of motivation also states, generally, motivation can be a matter explaining why people decide to do something, how long they are willing to sustain the activity, and how hard they are going to pursue it. On my opinion, motivation is one of the factor because language learner want to succeed in their learning process thus, they always motivate themselves to apply the
- 3. 2) GENDER In arecent study, Hong-Nam and Leavell (2006), for example, investigated learning strategy use of 55 students learning English as a second language (ESL) with differing cultural and linguistic background. The results showed the students preferred to use Metacognitive strategies, whereas they depicted the least use of Affective and Memory strategies in overall strategy. Mean differences revealed that females engaged in strategy use more frequently than males. Also, female participants reported using Social and Metacognitive strategies most and Memory strategies the least, while males favored the use of Metacognitive and Compensation strategies most and Affective strategies the least.
- 4. There’s also Greenand Oxford’s (1995) study, demonstrating that gender was one of factors affecting the choices of language learning strategies. That is, females used Memory and Metacognitive strategies more frequently than males. In my opinion, I think that gender gives a big affect on using LLS. Most study researched show that female use more memory strategies than male.
- 5. 3) EXPEREIENCES INSTUDYING A LANGUAGE 1) 2) 3) Purdie and Oliver (1999) said the language learning strategies used by bilingual school-aged children coming from three main cultural groups: Asian (predominantly Vietnamese or Chinese dialect speakers). European (children who spoke Greek and those who identified themselves as speakers of Macedonian). Speakers of Arabic. Purdie and Oliver’s study also confirmed a research made by Opper, Teichler, and Carlson’s (1990) studying abroad programs in Europe and The United States . The result stated that studying abroad is deemed to have an influence on students’ thought and learning style, especially in their actual ability in language learning.
- 6. In my opinion,studying abroad can be the factor because in order to blend in with the environment, one must learn, the culture, the habit and of course, the language of the country.
- 7. 4) Aptitude Many teachersend researchers come to see ability as irrelevant to the process of language acquisition. (Mustafa Baran) Successful language learners may not be strong in all of the components of their capabilities. (Mustafa Baran) One could determine learners’ profiles of strengths and weaknesses and use this information to place students in appropriate teaching programs. (Mustafa Baran) In my opinion, one’s ability to learn language faster is also one of the factors. When they manage to understand and to learn the language faster than anyone, they can easily apply any of the strategies to make the language learning more
- 8. 5) PSYCHOLOGICAL/PERSONALIT Y Ehrman and Oxford(1989) concluded that the relationship between language learning strategy use and personality type (as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator MBTI) is far from straightforward. Ehrman and Oxford (1990) then concluded in a later study that psychological type appears to have a strong influence on the way learners use language learning strategies. Personality variables may be a major factor only in the acquisition of conversational skills, not in the acquisition of literacy skills. (Mustafa Baran) Mustafa Baran also stated that many researchers believe that personality will be shown to have an important influence on success in language learning.
- 9. In my opinion,psychological and personality is important and they do affect LLS because every language learner must have the determination, stable emotion and a great mind control to learn a new language.
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