Relationship between Language Learning Strategies and Achievement of Chinese EFL Learners

Authors

  • Hao Liu

    Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Abd Rauf Bin Hassan

    Faculty Of Modern Languages And Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ngee Thai Yap

    Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i2.8027
Received: 10 December 2024 | Revised: 31 December 2024 | Accepted: 2 January 2025 | Published Online: 21 January 2025

Abstract

With regard to the relationship between Chinese English language learners’ performance and language learning strategies for university-level students, most of the current studies take college students majoring in English as the research object, and there are relatively few studies in which the research object is college students in higher vocational colleges. Thus, this study selected non-English majors in X higher vocational colleges as the research object, aiming to investigate the current situation of language learning strategies used by students in higher vocational colleges, and to analyze the correlation between language learning strategies and English performance. Questionnaire and interview methods were used as research methods, in which the language learning strategies questionnaire included four parts: metacognitive strategies, cognitive strategies, communicative strategies and affective strategies. The correlation analysis and regression analysis of the data are conducted to explore the correlation between language learning strategies and English achievement. The results showed that students’ use of language learning strategies was at a medium frequency (Mean = 3.13), and there was a medium high positive correlation between language learning strategies and English scores (r = 0.778***), indicating that the use frequency of language learning strategies was positively correlated with learners’ scores to some extent. Based on the results of this study, it is expected to produce some inspiration for English learning and teaching. Based on the results of this study, it is expected to produce some inspiration for English learning and teaching.

Keywords:

Language Learning Strategies; English Achievement; Correlation Analysis; Regression Analysis

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Liu, H., Hassan, A. R. B., & Yap , N. T. (2025). Relationship between Language Learning Strategies and Achievement of Chinese EFL Learners. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 7(2), 189–202. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i2.8027

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Vol. 7 , Iss. 2 (February 2025)

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