ERIC Number: EJ930905
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jun
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0346-251X
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The Learning Styles and Strategies of Effective Language Learners
Wong, Lillian L. C.; Nunan, David
System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, v39 n2 p144-163 Jun 2011
This paper presents the results of a comparative investigation into the learning styles and strategies of effective and ineffective language learners. Subjects for the study were one hundred and ten undergraduate university students in Hong Kong. They were categorized as "more effective" or "less effective" learners, on the basis of their scores on a standardized public English examination administered at the end of secondary school. Subjects completed an online questionnaire through which data were collected on their learning strategy preferences as well as patterns of language practice and use. The study revealed key differences in learning strategy preferences, learning styles and patterns of language use. Implications of the study are presented and discussed. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Questionnaires, Study Habits, Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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