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Towards a Culturally and Contextually Relevant Questionnaire For English Language Learning Strategies: The What and the How
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 12:02 authored by Hoang NguyenHoang Nguyen, Le, Q, Le, TLanguage learning strategies (LLS) have been the research focus of the language teaching and learning area for more than 35 years. One of the most significant revelations about LLS is that effective manipulation of LLS will lead to improved performance of language learners. In addition, learning strategies are found to be transferable, which means insights into the strategies used by successful language learners could help less successful language learners improve their learning ability. Based on these two premises, various types of strategy assessments have been designed to examine the strategy use of individual ESL/EFL learners worldwide and the most prevalent tools are questionnaires. However, when LLS are culturally-situated, contextually-bound, and learner-dependent, there is a need to construct a new strategy assessment tool which can reflect the actual LLS use of the specific learners under study. This paper reports on the construction of the English Language Learning Strategy Questionnaire (ELLSQ), which was employed in a mixed-methods research study on LLS among Vietnamese tertiary learners. Firstly, the need for the ELLSQ construction is examined. Secondly, various steps in the adaptation and development of the ELLSQ are described in detail. Thirdly, the validation of the ELLSQ is addressed through the processes of conducting informal expert reviews and field pretests. The reliability and validity of the LLSQ are then clearly articulated with statistical evidence. Finally, practical implications for future attempts are provided regarding the construction of reliable and valid questionnaires which are culturally and contextually relevant.
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Publication title
Abstract BookEditors
ACAHPagination
onlineDepartment/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
ACAH 2013 - The Asian Conference on Arts and HumanitiesPlace of publication
Osaka, JapanEvent title
ACAH 2013 - The Asian Conference on Arts and HumanitiesEvent Venue
Osaka, JapanDate of Event (Start Date)
2013-04-04Date of Event (End Date)
2013-04-07Repository Status
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