Language Learning Strategies Used by Engineering Students  

Oleh:

Ariyati, Luh Mas ; Lestari, Lies Amin

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 2, page 791-796.
Topik: Language learning strategy (LLS); Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL); engineering students; Test of English Proficiency
Fulltext: hal 791.pdf (15.04MB)

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In order to be able to compete in either regional or global job market, Indonesian graduates are supposed to master at least a foreign language, in this case English which is considered to be the lingua franca of the world. That is why, university students are required to achieve certain score on English Proficiency Test as one of the requirements for graduation. For students majoring in engineering, such requirement can be a problem since English is not widely spoken in the society. An early observation on the result of the test shows that some students can fulfill such requirement easily while others need to struggle to achieve the passing grade. This paper will present the language learning strategy (LLS) used by engineering students at Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) Surabaya, Indonesia, in order that they can do the test successfully. The study tries to identify the language learning strategy used by both good and poor learners of English. Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) with adaptation was adopted and administered to sixth semester. In addition, an interview with some students representing the good and poor learners was conducted to elicit further explanation about the strategies employed when they learned the language

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