A Cross-sectional Study of Oral Communication Strategies by Successful EFL Learners (مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

درجه علمی: علمی-پژوهشی (دانشگاه آزاد)

نویسندگان: hossein Almaktary

منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume 6, Issue 24, Winter 2018

کلیدواژه‌ها: learning strategies language learning strategies (LLS) oral communication strategies (OCSs) EFL Learners strategy inventory

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شماره صفحات: ۲۳ - ۳۷

دریافت مقاله تعداد دانلود : ۱۷۷

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چکیده

This paper reports on how top EFL students foster oral communication strategies (OCSs) throughout their 4-year English program at the university level. It is a cross-sectional study of 40 EFL learners enrolled in the Department of English, Faculty of Education, Taiz University, Yemen. Data were collected through a questionnaire based on Oxford’s Strategy inventory for language learning (SILL). The findings revealed that the respondents not only used listening and speaking strategies in Oxford’s inventory but also invented some other strategies to cope with their learning environment. It was also found that the more they advance in the EFL program, the more their strategic competence improves. The results confirm previous studies that high-achieving learners employ several OCSs which facilitate their success. These strategies are put forward to low-achieving learners so as to elevate their English learning.