Open AccessA Case Study of English Language Learning Strategies used by Engineering Students in Malaysia
Author(s) -
N. A. Othman,
Mimi Nahariah Azwani Mohamed,
Nor Fadhilah Ahmad Powzi,
Suzilla Jamari
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
malaysian journal of social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2504-8562
DOI - 10.47405/mjssh.v7i1.1216
Subject(s) - metacognition , language learning strategies , psychology , presentation (obstetrics) , focus group , cognition , mathematics education , english language , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , sociology , neuroscience , anthropology , radiology
The aim of this paper is to investigate the language learning strategies employed by 22 technical university undergraduates in Malaysia, particularly in oral presentation skills. The study employed focus group interviews and the data gathered were recorded, transcribed and analysed thematically based on O'Malley and Chamot's (1990) taxonomy. The findings showed that the participants used more metacognitive and cognitive strategies compared to the social and affective strategies. The study highlights that students' preferred language learning strategies may not always be effective. Hence, educators have to identify effective language learning strategies for their students and scaffold students' learning into using appropriate strategies.