SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING INVENTORY (SELL-IN) GGGE 6533: LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES INSTRUCTION STUDENT’S NAME: SITI NOORSHASHIZZA BINTI ABDUL WAHAB MATRIX NO: GP03803

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES The study is designed to identify language learning strategies employed by ten successful language learners from a secondary school in Matang area for improving: Listening skills Speaking skills Reading skills Writing skills Vocabulary Grammar

RESEARCH QUESTION What are the strategies employed by the ten successful language learners to improve their language skills?

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The research was done in a secondary school in Matang area The research was done in a secondary school in Matang area It involves 10 successful language learners among Form 2 students It involves 10 successful language learners among Form 2 students They are chosen because of their excellent result for English in UPSR They are chosen because of their excellent result for English in UPSR

METHODOLOGY METHOD: Quantitative Method INSTRUMENT: A set of Questionnaire consists of 6 sections POPULATION: Lower Secondary School Students in Matang Area, Kuching SAMPLE: 10 Good Language Learner from Form 2 Students SAMPLING TECHNIQUE: Purposive DATA COLLECTION: Sections in questionnaire DATA ANALYSIS: Descriptive Analysis Using Frequency Count

FINDINGS Skills / Index 1 = NEVER TRUE of me 2 = SOMETIMES TRUE of me 3 = USUALLY TRUE of me 4 = ALWAYS TRUE of me Listening Skills I listen to the radio in English I watch TV shows in English I go to movies that use the English language I listen for important and new words

Skills / Index 1 = NEVER TRUE of me 2 = SOMETIMES TRUE of me 3 = USUALLY TRUE of me 4 = ALWAYS TRUE of me Listening Skills I listen to the radio in English I watch TV shows in English I go to movies that use the English language I listen for important and new words If I hear people speaking the English language, I listen carefully STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING LISTENING

Skills / Index 1 = NEVER TRUE of me 2 = SOMETIMES TRUE of me 3 = USUALLY TRUE of me 4 = ALWAYS TRUE of me Listening Skills I speak to my classmate in English I practice using new grammar/words when I talk I plan what I am going to say I imitate the way native speakers talk I ask other person to correct me when I talk STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING SPEAKING

Skills / Index 1 = NEVER TRUE of me 2 = SOMETIMES TRUE of me 3 = USUALLY TRUE of me 4 = ALWAYS TRUE of me Listening Skills I read a lot in English I read for fun in English I find things to read that interest me. (Novel, storybooks) I skim over reading to get the main idea I use dictionary or google to find the meaning STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING READING

Skills / Index 1 = NEVER TRUE of me 2 = SOMETIMES TRUE of me 3 = USUALLY TRUE of me 4 = ALWAYS TRUE of me Listening Skills I take class note in English I write letters, s or chats in the English language I plan what I am going to write I use a dictionary or glossary I ask someone to correct my writing STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING WRITING

Skills / Index 1 = NEVER TRUE of me 2 = SOMETIMES TRUE of me 3 = USUALLY TRUE of me 4 = ALWAYS TRUE of me Listening Skills I group the words by type using mind map. (e.g., nouns, verbs, adjectives) I make a list of new words I learnt I find the meaning of the new words in the dictionary I write/use the new word in a sentence I play vocabulary games (Scrabble, Hangman, Word maze, Crossword Puzzle) STRATEGIES FOR VOCABULARY ENHANCEMENT

Skills / Index 1 = NEVER TRUE of me 2 = SOMETIMES TRUE of me 3 = USUALLY TRUE of me 4 = ALWAYS TRUE of me Listening Skills I group the words by type using mind map. (e.g., nouns, verbs, adjectives) I make a lot of grammar exercise I ask someone to check on my grammar exercise I play language games related to grammar I read a lot of grammar notes and reference books STRATEGIES FOR GRAMMAR IMPROVEMENT

IMPLICATIONS The research implies that the strategies used by the successful language learners are more likely the same. The successful language learners selected the strategies that applicable to their needs and constraints. The learners were self-directed and the teachers or the educators were playing the roles of facilitators. The data or information of the strategies used by the successful language learners in schools should be used to design a programme or activity for other students of the same ages. The findings indicates that there is a need for more research on the strategy for improving the language skills to be done in future. The specs of the research should be expanded to the extent on how the learners sustain their interest towards language learning.