ISSN(Print): 2709-6254 | ISSN(Online) : 2709-6262 | ISSN-L : 2709-6254

Title

Analyzing the Mechanism of Language Learning Process by the Use of Language Learning Strategies


Authors

  1. Shafiq Ahmad Farooqi
    Ph. D Scholar, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
  2. Dr. Muhammad Shakir
    Associate Professor, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
  3. Sher Muhammad Awan
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hamdard University Karachi, Islamabad Campus Pakistan

Abstract

This analytical research study involves the use of learning strategies to know the mechanism of learning a second language. People acquire their native language (L1) without any conscious effort and they have a complete knowledge of L1 and are competent in their native language even without going to school. It is believed that language learning is a process as well as an outcome and the focus of current study is to understand the process of learning a second language. The population in this study comprised of 182 boys and Girls Govt. Higher Secondary Schools studying at intermediate level in the 11 Districts of the Southern Punjab. The sample was selected through random probability sampling and consisted of 40 subject specialists teaching the subject of English in Govt. higher secondary schools with 400 students studying English at Intermediate level. A questionnaire comprising some common and easily accessible learning strategies was designed to determine the frequency of these strategies used in the classrooms by the language learners through the specialists of the subject. The data was collected from the selected sample through the subject specialists teaching in these schools. The data was collected quantitatively and was analyzed in the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20. The most common 27 language learning strategies (LLS) were applied to analyze the process of language learning. In the light of the results of the study, it was concluded that application of the learning strategies according to the nature of the text is helpful in understanding the language functions and its application.

Page Numers

249-258

Keywords

Language Acquisition, Learning Strategies, Mechanism of Language Learning

Article

Article # 21
Volume # 2
Issue # 4

DOI info

DOI Number: 10.47205/jdss.2021(2-IV)21
DOI Link: http://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2021(2-IV)21

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