Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students

Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students

Language learning strategies (LLS) that help learners enhance their language competence have played an important role in language learning; their spectrum has become one fertile area of research in second language acquisition (MacIntyre, 1994). The objective of this study is to investigate the LLS u...

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Main Author: Andrew, Yau-hau Tse
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
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LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3025/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3025/1/Andrew-LLS-Prague.pdf
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spelling ump-30252015-03-03T07:59:00Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3025/ Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students Andrew, Yau-hau Tse LB Theory and practice of education Language learning strategies (LLS) that help learners enhance their language competence have played an important role in language learning; their spectrum has become one fertile area of research in second language acquisition (MacIntyre, 1994). The objective of this study is to investigate the LLS used by university students in Hong Kong and in Malaysia. Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) was used as the research instrument. The findings reveal that Hong Kong students use compensation strategies (medium use) and Malaysian students adopt memory strategies (low use) in learning English. To conclude, Hong Kong students used LLS in medium use, with no high use; whereas Malaysian students used LLS in low use, with no high or medium use. Finally, recommendations on LLS are proposed for ESL teachers. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3025/1/Andrew-LLS-Prague.pdf Andrew, Yau-hau Tse (2012) Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students. In: Prague International Conference 2012, 26-29 June 2012 , Euro-American University, Prague, Czech Republic. . (Unpublished)
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Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students
description Language learning strategies (LLS) that help learners enhance their language competence have played an important role in language learning; their spectrum has become one fertile area of research in second language acquisition (MacIntyre, 1994). The objective of this study is to investigate the LLS used by university students in Hong Kong and in Malaysia. Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) was used as the research instrument. The findings reveal that Hong Kong students use compensation strategies (medium use) and Malaysian students adopt memory strategies (low use) in learning English. To conclude, Hong Kong students used LLS in medium use, with no high use; whereas Malaysian students used LLS in low use, with no high or medium use. Finally, recommendations on LLS are proposed for ESL teachers.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Andrew, Yau-hau Tse
author_facet Andrew, Yau-hau Tse
author_sort Andrew, Yau-hau Tse
title Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students
title_short Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students
title_full Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students
title_fullStr Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students
title_full_unstemmed Language Learning Strategies of Hong Kong And Malaysian Students
title_sort language learning strategies of hong kong and malaysian students
publishDate 2012
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3025/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3025/1/Andrew-LLS-Prague.pdf
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