Research article    |    Open Access
International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2014, Vol. 5(1) 157-168

The Impact of Language Learning Experience on Language Learner Strategy Use in Turkish Efl Context

Mehmet Sercan UZTOSUN

pp. 157 - 168

Publish Date: January 31, 2014  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

This study aims at investigating language learner strategies deployed by 275 Turkish university students at English Language Teaching Department and seeks for possible differences in strategy uses of learners with different educational backgrounds. The theoretical framework of the study was informed by Oxford’s taxonomy (1990) and SILL was implemented as a data collection tool. The findings of the study parallel previous studies conducted in Turkey, in that Turkish university students mostly employ compensation and metacognitive strategies. The present study goes beyond this and reveals that educational background is a factor influencing the strategy choice: more experienced learners have wider range of strategy repertoire and use compensation and cognitive strategies significantly greater than less experienced learners. This article introduces the educational backgrounds of experienced learners as a sample of English language learning that promotes the use of language learner strategies.

Keywords: Language learner strategies, language learning experience, language educational background, English as a foreign language, English language teaching in Turkey


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
UZTOSUN, M.S. (2014). The Impact of Language Learning Experience on Language Learner Strategy Use in Turkish Efl Context. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 5(1), 157-168.

Harvard
UZTOSUN, M. (2014). The Impact of Language Learning Experience on Language Learner Strategy Use in Turkish Efl Context. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 5(1), pp. 157-168.

Chicago 16th edition
UZTOSUN, Mehmet Sercan (2014). "The Impact of Language Learning Experience on Language Learner Strategy Use in Turkish Efl Context". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 5 (1):157-168.