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Strategic English learning and proficiency among Vietnamese tertiary learners: beyond passive stereotypes

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posted on 2023-05-19, 01:34 authored by Hoang NguyenHoang Nguyen, Terry, DR, Sun JangSun Jang
Practitioners and researchers worldwide have enthusiastically undertaken research on language learning strategies (LLS) since the early 1970s. They have since established solid evidence on LLS as an influential factor in determining success in second/foreign language learning. However, in the context of Vietnam, there is a dearth of evidence regarding LLS and successful second/foreign language learning. The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency and pattern of LLS use among Vietnamese students undertaking English as a foreign language (EFL) at the tertiary (university) level. Secondly, it sought to investigate the relationship between LLS use and self-rated English proficiency. Quantitative data were collected from 564 students through a researcher-generated questionnaire, the English Language Learning Strategy Questionnaire (ELLSQ), which had been pretested to ensure validity and reliability. Findings revealed that the students were moderate users of learning strategies, and frequency of strategy use was positively correlated with self-reported English proficiency.

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Publication title

The International Journal of Learning in Higher Education

Volume

24

Pagination

19-34

ISSN

2327-7955

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Common Ground Publishing

Place of publication

USA

Rights statement

Copyright 2016 Common Ground Research Networks, Hoang Nguyen, Daniel R. Terry, Sun Hee Jang

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Learner and learning not elsewhere classified

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