Learning Strategy Used By The Efl Students In Learning Intermediate English Grammar At The Second Semester Of Unirow Tuban.
Keywords:
L2 learning strategies, Grammar strategies, EFL StudentsAbstract
This research aims to find out the problems of learning English Grammar that confronted by the English department students, as well as the English grammar learning strategies of English department students. English grammar is the structure of expression in the
English language, including the structure of words, phrases, clauses and sentence. Learning strategies are special ways of processing information that enhance comprehension, learning, or retention of the information. The method of this research was qualitative method. The data was taken from the field research in Ronggolawe University of Tuban, particularly in the 2nd semester of English department students of Teacher Training and Education Faculty. The subjects of this research were 23 students that purposively chosen by the researcher. The data collection technique that used was observation, questionnaire and interview techniques. The
descriptive qualitative method used in presenting the result of data analysis. The 2nd semester of English department students confronted many problems in learning English grammar. Most of them had problems such as tenses and its application into
sentences, also the other grammar rules (e.g. preposition, auxiliary, modal). Not only the materials in basic grammar, but the students also had problems in applying English grammar to the four language skills, listening, reading, speaking and writing. Most of
students applied English grammar learning strategies both direct and indirect strategies to help them learn English grammar in effective and efficient ways, even it could be a way to minimize their learning problems. By using the English grammar learning strategies, the students could improve their English grammar competencies and applied it into the four language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing) better than before. Thus, it would be better for the students to keep their English grammar learning strategies going on, even if they could find the other learning strategies which appropriate for the them and the materials. The lecturers must be aware of the students‟ problems in learning English grammar, they should evaluate and update their learning methods and collaborate with their students to living their English grammar class.
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