Segmentation of Tertiary Non-Native English Speaking Students’ Language Learning Strategies

Authors

  • Darrin Thomas

Keywords:

Learning strategies, EFL, university, kmeans

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to segment a sample from a population of non-native English
speaking university students into several distinct clusters based on the six dimensions of the
Strategy Inventory of Language Learning. Results indicated four clusters (Strategic, Moderate,
Low, & Unstrategic) based on the respondents’ tendencies to use various strategies.
Furthermore, there were no differences found by gender or class level. However, a difference
was found based on major with Business and Education majors being significantly more likely
to be in the Unstrategic cluster than the Strategic cluster. The implication of this is that non-
English majors need additional support in developing language-learning skills.

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Published

2019-03-29