Naslov
Gender Differences in the Use of Learning Strategies in Adult Foreign Language Learners

Autori
Božinović, Nikolina ; Sindik, Joško

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Međunarodni znanstveni skup Dvanaesti Dani Mate Demarina "Suvremene strategije učenja i poučavanja" : zbornik radova. Dio 1. / Kadum, Vladimir - Pula : Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile, Odjel za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, 2011, 17-32

ISBN
9789537498337

Skup
Međunarodni znanstveni skup Dani Mate Demarina (12 ; 2011)

Mjesto i datum
Medulin, Hrvatska, 14.04.2011. - 15.04.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
learning strategies; communicative competence; success in learning; gender

Sažetak
Learning strategies today represent a topical field of research in glottodidactics. Oxford (1990) defines them as specific actions taken by the learner to make learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, and more transferrable to new situations of language learning and use. Deployment of appropriate strategies ensures greater success in learning and more confidence. The first part of the paper lists the key definitions of learning strategies notion, while the second part presents the results of quantitative survey that was conducted at the American College of Management and Technology in Dubrovnik on the sample of 181 respondents learning German, Spanish, French and Italian. The learning strategies were tested using a questionnaire based on Oxford's SILL (Strategy Inventory for Language Learning, Oxford, 1990). The survey aimed at determining gender differences in the use of learning strategies and differences in the application of certain types of learning strategies. The results have shown that there are statistically significantly differences in the frequency of the learning strategy use: memory strategies are mosty frequently used ones, while cognitive strategies are used least frequently. However, there are gender differences in the use of learning strategies, where the female sex more frequently uses all types of learning strategies, except socio-affective strategies. The final part of the paper specifies the implications for teaching practice and provides guidelines for future research.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

Napomena
ISBN (cjelina) 978-953-7498-32-0.

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