AN INVESTIGATION OF LEARNING APPROACHES AND LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES: ARE THEY RELATED?

Year 2017, Volume: 7 , 44 - 48, 04.08.2017

Tolga Erdogan Emrah Ozdemir

Abstract

In related research, learning approaches and learning
strategies have been reported as important variables influencing the quality of
student learning. The aim of the present study is to investigate the
relationship between the learning approaches and the language learning
strategies of higher education students. The research was conducted with the
participation of 493 freshmen (M=257, F=236) attending various departments at
Balikesir University in Turkey. For research purposes, the Turkish versions of Strategy
Inventory of Language Learning (SILL) and the Approaches and Study Skills
Inventory for Students (ASSIST) were used. After the reliability of both
instruments was computed, descriptive and inferential statistics were used to
analyze data. The findings are to be discussed and commented considering
students' levels of language learning strategy use and their learning
approaches and changes in those levels according to participants' gender and
field of study. 

Keywords

Learning approaches, language learning strategies, gender, grade level, field of study

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