Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Language learning strategies (LLS) play an important role in a second/foreign language acquisition, as they promote and facilitate language learning. This study aims to investigate LLS used by students in learning the Arabic language. The respondents of the study were all final year students at the...

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Main Authors: Mamat , Arifin, Sideh, Ibrohem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Organisation of Scientific Research (IOSR) 2013
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L Education (General)
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
PJ6701 Modern Arabic dialects
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/32321/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/32321/1/iosr_drarifin-learning_strategies.pdf
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spelling iium-323212013-10-17T08:29:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32321/ Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Mamat , Arifin Sideh, Ibrohem L Education (General) LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) PJ6701 Modern Arabic dialects Language learning strategies (LLS) play an important role in a second/foreign language acquisition, as they promote and facilitate language learning. This study aims to investigate LLS used by students in learning the Arabic language. The respondents of the study were all final year students at the Institute of Education, the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) developed by Oxford (1990) was used to gather the data for the study. While, a simple descriptive statistical analysis was employed to provide meanings to the data. It includes frequency distribution, percentages, means, standard deviation and range of scores for the data set. The study reveals that students were familiar with entire six LLS categories namely; memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, affective, and social strategies, with a medium frequency level use for overall strategies (M = 3.49). Among these six strategies, the most frequently used from the top was metacognitive, compensation, social, memory, cognitive, and affective strategies. International Organisation of Scientific Research (IOSR) 2013-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32321/1/iosr_drarifin-learning_strategies.pdf Mamat , Arifin and Sideh, Ibrohem (2013) Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Educatio, 3 (3). pp. 48-53. ISSN 2320–7388 (O), 2320–737X (P) http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jrme/pages/v3-i3.html
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topic L Education (General)
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
PJ6701 Modern Arabic dialects
spellingShingle L Education (General)
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
PJ6701 Modern Arabic dialects
Mamat , Arifin
Sideh, Ibrohem
Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
description Language learning strategies (LLS) play an important role in a second/foreign language acquisition, as they promote and facilitate language learning. This study aims to investigate LLS used by students in learning the Arabic language. The respondents of the study were all final year students at the Institute of Education, the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) developed by Oxford (1990) was used to gather the data for the study. While, a simple descriptive statistical analysis was employed to provide meanings to the data. It includes frequency distribution, percentages, means, standard deviation and range of scores for the data set. The study reveals that students were familiar with entire six LLS categories namely; memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, affective, and social strategies, with a medium frequency level use for overall strategies (M = 3.49). Among these six strategies, the most frequently used from the top was metacognitive, compensation, social, memory, cognitive, and affective strategies.
format Article
author Mamat , Arifin
Sideh, Ibrohem
author_facet Mamat , Arifin
Sideh, Ibrohem
author_sort Mamat , Arifin
title Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_short Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_full Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_fullStr Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_full_unstemmed Language learning strategies applied by Arabic learners: a case-study at Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_sort language learning strategies applied by arabic learners: a case-study at institute of education, international islamic university malaysia (iium)
publisher International Organisation of Scientific Research (IOSR)
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/32321/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/32321/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/32321/1/iosr_drarifin-learning_strategies.pdf
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