ENGLISH STUDENTS LLS IN EFL LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS
Abstract
Language Learning Strategies (LLS) are important in speaking skills development as they help students effectively overcome challenges, boost confidence, and enhance communication abilities. With the right strategies, students can maximize practice opportunities, develop fluency, and achieve language proficiency more quickly. This study aimed to investigate the language learning strategies and the frequency of their use among fourth-semester students of the English Teacher Training Department at the State Islamic University (UIN) Imam Bonjol Padang in 2024. The research involved 20 students from the English Education Department. The researcher distributed a questionnaire to the respondents and described the data collected. The findings reveal that students from the English Language Teaching Department at UIN Imam Bonjol Padang in 2024 employ their own strategies for learning to speak. Overall, they use language learning strategies comprehensively. The most frequently used strategies were Metacognitive Strategies and Social Strategies, each with 17 respondents in the high-frequency category. The second most used strategy was the Cognitive Strategy, with 16 respondents in the high category and 4 in the medium category. The Affective and Compensatory Strategies ranked third, with 15 respondents in the high category and 5 in the medium category. Lastly, the Memory Strategy ranked fourth, with 11 respondents in the high category and 9 in the medium category. Based on this ranking, it can be concluded that the most frequently used strategies among students of the English Teacher Training Department at UIN Imam Bonjol Padang in 2024 are the Metacognitive Strategy and Social Strategy.
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