Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Vol 1, No 2 (2014)

An Investigation of Students’ Language Learning Strategies Used in Mastering Speaking Skill

Aswin Abbas (Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Aug 2014

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the students’ language learning strategies used in mastering speaking skill by the students in mastering speaking skill. The researcher applied mixed method research, Qual-quan model. The Population of this research was the fourth semester students of English and Literature Department of UIN Alauddin Makassar. The Sample was the fourth semester students of English and Literature department, which consist of 15 students choosed randomly. This research used simple random sampling technique. This research applied think aloud and questionnaire as the instrument. The result of this study showed that students’ language learning strategies used in mastering speaking skill were (1) memorizing vocabularies and using picture categorized as memory strategies (2) listening to the music, watching English video, watching English movie, watching English TV program, listing difficult vocabularies, using dictionary, practicing, reading English text, speaking alone, repeating, guessing, doing conversation, repeating were categorized as cognitive strategies (3) Joining the club meeting and getting course, were categorized as metacognitive strategies (4) using similar word was categorized as compensation strategies. (5) Speaking with their friend and speaking alone or herself were categorized as social strategies and (6) discussing problem was categorized as affective strategies.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ethicallingua

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published in February and August by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo and managed by the English Language Education study program. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and ...