Assessing Korean students' foreign language learning and their proficiency in English

This study predicted the English proficiency of Korean students using the components of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) and number of months spent in the formal study of English as predictors. There were 302 Korean students, ages 14-18, who were requested to answer the Strategy I...

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Main Authors: Co, Kristine Dianne Z., Dy, Cheryn Eimie C., Fajardo, Elyse Matilde J.
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Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 2008
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Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8110
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Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English
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Summary:This study predicted the English proficiency of Korean students using the components of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) and number of months spent in the formal study of English as predictors. There were 302 Korean students, ages 14-18, who were requested to answer the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) and an English ability test. The SILL includes strategies on memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, affective, and social strategies. An English Ability Test was used to measure skills on using grammar, increasing vocabulary, detecting grammatical errors, and reading comprehension. The multiple regression was used to analyze whether the SILL subscales and months spent in the formal study of English can significantly predict English proficiency. Only the compensation strategy and months spent in the formal study of English significantly predicted English ability.