scholarly journals Self-regulation in English Language Learning: Case Studies of Six Malaysian Undergraduates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Azizah Binti Mohd Zahidi
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning

<p>This study employed a qualitative design involving multiple case studies to explore how six English Language learners used self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies to complete language learning tasks and cope with the challenges of learning and using English as a second language. The case studies of the English language learners provided a detailed description of self-regulation among tertiary level students in Malaysia. This study explored the personal and contextual factors that might act as facilitators and constraints of the participants’ self-regulation. This study is underpinned by a social cognitive theory of self-regulation as a conceptual and theoretical framework. The primary data sources of this study were multiple interviews with the learners over a semester and interviews with three language instructors. Course documents and assignments, students’ reflective diaries, and notes on observations were additional data sources. Thematic analysis of the data indicated that the six English language learners used SRL strategies in unique and varying degrees, within their Academic Communication course and in the university context. Findings from the study suggest that personal and environmental factors influence the self-regulated learning strategies used in language learning. Implications for language teachers at the tertiary level were identified and discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Self-regulation in English Language Learning: Case Studies of Six Malaysian Undergraduates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Azizah Binti Mohd Zahidi
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning

<p>This study employed a qualitative design involving multiple case studies to explore how six English Language learners used self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies to complete language learning tasks and cope with the challenges of learning and using English as a second language. The case studies of the English language learners provided a detailed description of self-regulation among tertiary level students in Malaysia. This study explored the personal and contextual factors that might act as facilitators and constraints of the participants’ self-regulation. This study is underpinned by a social cognitive theory of self-regulation as a conceptual and theoretical framework. The primary data sources of this study were multiple interviews with the learners over a semester and interviews with three language instructors. Course documents and assignments, students’ reflective diaries, and notes on observations were additional data sources. Thematic analysis of the data indicated that the six English language learners used SRL strategies in unique and varying degrees, within their Academic Communication course and in the university context. Findings from the study suggest that personal and environmental factors influence the self-regulated learning strategies used in language learning. Implications for language teachers at the tertiary level were identified and discussed.</p>

scholarly journals EFL Learners’ Learning Styles and Self-regulated Learning: Do Gender and Proficiency Level Matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 616-623
Author(s):  
Jahanbakhsh Nikoopour ◽  
Mohammad Shaker Khoshroudi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Moderator Variable ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Regulated Learning

The present study attempted to investigate the interdependence of self-regulated learning and language learning styles among three levels of language learners. Their gender and language proficiency level were also taken into consideration to find out the interaction between these variables. To carry out the study, the subject was selected based on the multi-stage sampling procedure. From five universities, 200 EFL learners studying TEFL, Literature, and Translation were randomly selected. Based on their scores on the TOEFL test, the participants were divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. From each level, 30 subjects were randomly selected. The research instruments were used to collect the required data for the study. After analyzing the data, the results showed a significant relationship between the EFL learners’ learning styles and their self-regulation. It was disclosed that the higher the learners’ scores on language learning styles were, the more self-regulated they were. When gender was taken into account as a moderator variable, no significant correlation between language learners’ learning styles and their gender was detected. It was found that both male and female learners were self-regulated in the same way. In addition, EFL learners’ proficiency level significantly made a difference in their self-regulation; however, it did not affect their learning styles.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationships Between Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies of English Language Learners in a College Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daeyeoul Lee ◽  
Matthew Allen ◽  
Lixia Cheng ◽  
Sunnie Watson ◽  
William Watson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
English Language Learners ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
College Setting

This study investigated the relationships between self-efficacy and self-regulated learning strategies of English Language Learners (ELL) in a college setting from a social cognitive perspective. Participants in this study were one hundred seventeen ELL college students who enrolled in an English language course at a Midwestern university. The results of simple linear regression analysis showed that ELL college students’ self-efficacy significantly predicted their use of self-regulated learning strategies. In addition, the results of a one-way ANOVA indicated a statistically significant difference in the use of self-regulated learning strategies between ELL college students who had high self-efficacy and those who had low self-efficacy. Based on study results, implications and future research directions are discussed.

Self-Regulation in Language Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ta Tseng ◽  
Heidi Liu ◽  
John-Michael L. Nix
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Regulatory Capacity

Self-regulated learning has been a widely researched subject for decades in educational psychology. Different instruments have been developed to understand learners’ self-regulated learning in a specific subject domain. This study developed a measurement scale to assess English-as-a-foreign-language learners’ self-regulatory capacity in English language learning and further examined the effects of gender on English-as-a-foreign-language learners’ self-regulatory capacity. A series of psychometric analyses including exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and full structural equation modeling were undertaken to answer the research questions raised. The findings suggest that the scale can attain high reliability and strong validity in two different samplings, and the underlying construct of self-regulation in English language learning is shown to be multidimensional with a significant impact by gender. Theoretical and pedagogical implications are further put forward in light of the research findings.

scholarly journals Cluster analysis on Chinese university students’ conceptions of English language learning and their online self-regulation

2019 ◽  
pp. 105-119
Author(s):  
Jing Tao ◽  
Chunping Zheng ◽  
Zhihong Lu ◽  
Jyh-Chong Liang ◽  
Chin-Chung Tsai
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Conceptions Of Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Learning English

This study investigated learners’ conceptions of learning English and their online self-regulation in a web-based learning environment among. Two questionnaires, Conceptions of Learning English (COLE) and Online Self-regulation of English Learning (OSEL) were administered to 843 university students in China. Based on their different conceptions of learning English, participants were clustered into four groups. Two groups of students considered the process of learning English as understanding and seeing in a new way or being test-oriented. Another two groups consisted of students with high commitment to or low engagement in learning English. The results of ANOVA analysis and Scheffé’s test revealed significant differences among the profiled participants in four groups. Students who considered learning English as understanding and seeing in a new way tended to have the strongest online self-regulatory competence. However, students who were test-oriented reported poorly in all aspects of online self-regulation. Our findings echoed previous studies on the relationship between conceptions of learning English and online self-regulation, particularly the negative association between learners’ test-oriented conceptions of learning English and their online self-regulation. This research enables us to better understand English language learners in China, particularly in the era of information technology.

scholarly journals Self-regulated Learning Strategies of Learners of English in a Turkish State University to Improve their Language Proficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Burak Tomak ◽  
Gölge Seferoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
State University ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Turkish State ◽  
One Year

In today’s world, it is recognized that learners should be in charge of their own learning. Therefore, language learners are expected to regulate their language learning process. This study aimed at investigating the self-regulation process a group of language learners at A1 level went through during a one-year English prep program they attended at a state university in Turkey. The students were to get English medium instruction (EMI) in their departments if they passed the English proficiency exam at the end of the year. Ten participants were selected based on the results of Strategy Inventory for language learning (SILL) (Oxford, & Burry-Stock, 1995), which was applied on 169 English language students who started their language learning with A1 level. On the basis of the questionnaire results, three students were selected from the higher average learners, three students were selected from below average learners and four students were chosen from average learners. These ten participants were interviewed twice: at the end of the first term and the second term. It was found that learners who were highly self-regulated had both self-study time and evaluated their development in terms of linguistic competence. Based on the findings, it can be suggested that learners must monitor their language development and plan their own learnings accordingly.

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