RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY PEKANBARU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND GENDER FACTORS
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2014-01-27
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The main objective of this study was to investigate language learning strategies used
by students in senior high school at Pekanbaru. In addition, this study also examines the
relationship between language learning strategies and gender factors. The respondents of the
study were 400 Senior high school students in Pekanbaru. Data were collected by using
Strategy Inventory Language Learning (SILL) by Oxford (1990a). Descriptive and inferential
statistics were usedto analyze the data; the research findings revealed that there are
significant differences between genders. The implication of the study is that although
students are aware ofsome language learning strategies. They may need to be explicitly
taught to use them