A PHENOMENOGRAPHIC STUDY OF MEDICAL STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH
Journal Title: Educational Research International - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Although many studies have used various methods to explore students’ Language Learning Strategies (LLS), very few have used the theoretical framework of phenomenography to investigate the LLS of various medical students and how they experience learning English. In this study, in-depth oral interviews were conducted to discover how students experience English language learning, and to identify which strategies they use to help them. The participants in the study comprised 12 freshmen entering a higher education institution in Macao. It is suggested that these students used certain strategies when learning English, most of which depended on factors such as other people, other objects such as tools, the learning contexts and the learning environment. The strategies they adopted are presented in hierarchical categories: (A) Individual learning strategies; (B) Learning strategies using tools or talking to others; (C) Learning strategies connected with the environment. This study contributes to the fields of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and curriculum development, as it firstly shows that awareness and knowledge of LLS can enable students to learn English more effectively, and secondly enhances the planning of strategy-based instruction for continuing phases of study.
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Mei Lan Chan
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