Date of Award

2010

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Dissertation

Divisions

Faculty of Languages and Linguistics

Department

Department of English Language

Institution

University of Malaya

Abstract

This study aims to identify the learning style preferences and strategies used by a group of 90 Form 2 secondary school students. Gender is one of the variables identified to influence the choice of learning styles and strategies among students. This study hopes to establish whether there are any differences in the learning style preferences and strategies between male and female students in learning English language. Two sets of self-scoring questionnaire based on Reid‟s (1987) Perceptual Learning Style Preference (PLSP) Questionnaire was used to identify the students‟ learning style preferences and Oxford‟s (1986) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) was used to identify the students‟ preferences on learning strategies. Based on gender differences, the findings reveal that male students were found to prefer Kinesthetic and Auditory learning style while female students preferred Group learning style. Both male and female students showed minor preferences for Tactile and Visual learning styles and a negligible preference for Individual learning style. In terms of the learning strategies, both male and female students were found to be high level users of Compensation and Metacognitive learning strategies. They were also reported to be medium level users of the Memory, Cognitive and Affective learning strategies. A significant difference in the social learning strategy was that female students reported to be a high level user of this strategy compared to the male students.

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Additional Information

Dissertation (M.A.) – Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, 2010.

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