RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY PEKANBARU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR ACADEMIC FACTOR

Abstract

This study is a mixed research of quantitative paradigm and qualitativeparadigm. The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between languagelearning strategies used and academic factor by Pekanbaru senior high school students.An additional objective is to look at the difference language learning strategies used bystudents' academic background. The respondents (samples size) of this study are 400senior high students in Pekanbaru. Ten students from the samples are chosen for theinterview purposes. Quantitative data was collected by using strategy Inventory forLanguage Learning (SILL) by Oxford (1989). Descriptive and inferential statistics areused to analyze the quantitative data. The research findings reveals that there asignificant difference among students' academic background in language learningstrategies. The qualitative data gives additional information about the respondents'strategies to learn English in general and individual skills of English. The implication ofthis study is that although students are aware of several language learning strategies,they may need to be explicitly taught to use them.

Keywords: Language Learning Strategies (LLS), Academic Background, and StrategyInventory for Language learning (SILL)