LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EFL LEARNERS IN A RURAL AREA

Learning strategy has been widely acknowledged to play an important role in foreign language learning to help the learners in improving language competence. However, studies about language learning in EFL setting in various setting with different participants are still required as to provide a comp...

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Main Authors: Yanik Lailinas Sakinah, Putu Dian Danayanti Degeng, Sahiruddin Sahiruddin
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Language:English
Published: UNIB Press 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature
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Online Access:https://ejournal.unib.ac.id/joall/article/view/9739
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Putu Dian Danayanti Degeng
Sahiruddin Sahiruddin
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description Learning strategy has been widely acknowledged to play an important role in foreign language learning to help the learners in improving language competence. However, studies about language learning in EFL setting in various setting with different participants are still required as to provide a comprehensive representation of how language learning strategies are applied by L2 learners, particularly in an Indonesian EFL setting. This study aimed to examine what language learning strategies are used by EFL learners who work as the local tour guide at National Park of Bromo Tengger Semeru /Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru (TNBTS), located in East Java, Indonesia.  Participants of this study were 33 English learners who work as local tour guide The instruments used was Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) version 7.0 adapted from Oxford (1990) consisting of 50 questions with 5 scale for each item. This study had a quantitative design as it dealt with the analysis of the numeric data collected from the questionnaire results and employed SPSS software as a tool to analyze descriptive statistics. The result showed that the most frequent strategy used was compensation strategy with mean value 3.64 and the least frequent strategy used was memory strategy with mean value 2.77.
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spelling doaj-art-b22d0445f3be4cc79ca8975c92d9b0af2025-02-10T11:05:34ZengUNIB PressJournal of Applied Linguistics and Literature2502-78162503-524X2020-02-0151LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EFL LEARNERS IN A RURAL AREAYanik Lailinas Sakinah0Putu Dian Danayanti Degeng1Sahiruddin Sahiruddin2Faculty of Cultural Studies, Universitas BrawijayaFaculty of Cultural Studies, Universitas BrawijayaUniversitas Brawijaya Learning strategy has been widely acknowledged to play an important role in foreign language learning to help the learners in improving language competence. However, studies about language learning in EFL setting in various setting with different participants are still required as to provide a comprehensive representation of how language learning strategies are applied by L2 learners, particularly in an Indonesian EFL setting. This study aimed to examine what language learning strategies are used by EFL learners who work as the local tour guide at National Park of Bromo Tengger Semeru /Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru (TNBTS), located in East Java, Indonesia.  Participants of this study were 33 English learners who work as local tour guide The instruments used was Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) version 7.0 adapted from Oxford (1990) consisting of 50 questions with 5 scale for each item. This study had a quantitative design as it dealt with the analysis of the numeric data collected from the questionnaire results and employed SPSS software as a tool to analyze descriptive statistics. The result showed that the most frequent strategy used was compensation strategy with mean value 3.64 and the least frequent strategy used was memory strategy with mean value 2.77. https://ejournal.unib.ac.id/joall/article/view/9739Language Learning StrategiesLocal Tour GuideNational Park of Bromo
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Putu Dian Danayanti Degeng
Sahiruddin Sahiruddin
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EFL LEARNERS IN A RURAL AREA
Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature
Language Learning Strategies
Local Tour Guide
National Park of Bromo
title LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EFL LEARNERS IN A RURAL AREA
title_full LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EFL LEARNERS IN A RURAL AREA
title_fullStr LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EFL LEARNERS IN A RURAL AREA
title_full_unstemmed LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EFL LEARNERS IN A RURAL AREA
title_short LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EFL LEARNERS IN A RURAL AREA
title_sort language learning strategies employed by efl learners in a rural area
topic Language Learning Strategies
Local Tour Guide
National Park of Bromo
url https://ejournal.unib.ac.id/joall/article/view/9739
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