A Study on English Learning Style of High School Students Based on Their English Proficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 267-286
Author(s):  
Nayu Kim ◽  
Heechul Lee
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
English Learning ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals The Relationship between Direct Language Learning Strategies and English Learning Proficiency at Senior High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Rizal Arisman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior High School Students

Learning strategies are applied by students to improve their studies. Suitable language learning strategies result in proficiency which is improved and greater self-confidence. Most researches observe the language learning strategies without dividing which affect more between direct and indirect strategy toward learning proficiency. Therefore, this research was conducted to find out whether the direct language learning strategies had a positive relationship and significant effect toward English learning proficiency on senior high school students. An ex-post-facto method with a correlational design was applied in this research. The population was 410 students at the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 1 Baubau and selected 75 students as the sample using a simple random sampling technique. The instruments used were the SILL (Strategy Inventory for Language Learning) and the English proficiency test. The results of descriptive statistics indicate the compensation strategies were the most dominant learning strategy used by the eleventh-grade students with the mean score was 2.66. From the result of hypothesis testing, it was obtained the positive relationships and significant effect of those three kinds of strategies toward English proficiency on the eleventh-grade students. Besides, the memory strategies have the highest correction with the score of correlation is 0.756.

scholarly journals Integrative and instrumental but low investment: The English learning motivation of Indonesian senior high school students

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-507
Author(s):  
Ahmad Bukhori Muslim ◽  
Fuad Abdul Hamied ◽  
Didi Sukyadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
English Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Learning Motivation

Considered important for global competitiveness like ASEAN Economic Society, the English proficiency of Indonesian students is unfortunately not satisfactory yet. This condition is, one of which, due to low teachers’ professionalism and students’ motivation for English learning. The motivation of students may become weak because they have not found ways to identify, drive and sustain it. Of the various studies on motivation and challenges in EFL practice in the Indonesian context, research specifically addressing how learners find motivation triggers synergized into project-based learning for sustainable and continuous English learning is still limited. This survey and interview study investigates the motivation of Senior High School (SHS) students in West Java province of Indonesia on English learning and how to drive their motivation through a collaborative project as mandated by the 2013 National Curriculum. Results of questionnaires, interviews and document analysis show that despite having integrative and instrumental motivation to learn English, the participating SHS students show low investment as indicated by low learning enthusiasm in the classroom and poor English performance. This low motivation is also related to some socioeconomic status such as school geographical location, classroom learning situation, and parental supports. The study recommends students’ involvement in a cooperative learning project which can direct and energize their English learning motivation so that they can have increased motivation, good English proficiency and become global citizens with high competitiveness.

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