Strategies of Successful English Language Learners among Private School Students

Authors

• Stella Ang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MalaysiaFollow
• Mohamed Amin Embi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MalaysiaFollow
• Melor Md. Yunus, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MalaysiaFollow

Abstract

This study is designed to identify the area of language learning strategies that were employed by ten successful English Language Learners of Form Five from a private secondary school in Kuching, Sarawak. Using a purposive sampling procedure, a group comprising of ten successful language learners participated in the study. The findings indicated that successful language learners are high frequency users of language learning strategies. The findings revealed that metacognitive strategies are among the highest frequently used strategies.

Recommended Citation

Ang, Stella; Embi, Mohamed Amin; and Yunus, Melor Md. (2017) "Strategies of Successful English Language Learners among Private School Students," Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora: Vol. 5: No. 2, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17977/2442-3890.1179
Available at: https://citeus.um.ac.id/jph/vol5/iss2/1