Implications of Parents' Socio-Economic Status in the Choice of English Language Learning Strategies among Nigeria's Secondary School Students

Autor/inn/en	Babikkoi, Mallam Adamu; Razak, Noor Zainab binti Abdul
Titel	Implications of Parents' Socio-Economic Status in the Choice of English Language Learning Strategies among Nigeria's Secondary School Students
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 7 (2014) 8, S.139-147 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Parents; Socioeconomic Status; Socioeconomic Influences; Secondary School Students; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Learning Strategies; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Hypothesis Testing; Correlation; Student Surveys; Social Influences; Metacognition; Affective Behavior; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Sekundarschüler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Korrelation; Schülerbefragung; Sozialer Einfluss; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung
Abstract	Studies have indicated that, less affluent families are less likely to have the financial and or time availability to provide their children with academic support compared to affluent families. This study investigated the relationship between Language Learning Strategies used by secondary school students in Nigeria and their Parents Socio-economic Status. The data for this research was provided by 559 respondents who study English as a second language and belonging to three varied socio-economic affiliations. A modified Oxford Study Inventory of Language Learning (SILL) questionnaire was used as the measurement instrument. Analysis of the data was done using SPSS version 16.0. This was done to assess the strategies employed and to understand their mean frequencies. A one-way ANOVA was conducted to determine the relationship between language learning strategy choice and socio-economic status of student's parents. The study found that, respondents highly used Language Learning Strategy (LLS) while learning English and within closely related frequency level. The study found significant relationship between socio-economic statuses of parents of the learner in the choice of Cognitive, Metacognitive, Social, situational and religious Strategies and no significance in the learner choice of Memory and compensation strategies to learn English. Conclusively, the findings of the study has pedagogical implications for English Language teachers and curriculum designers that could assist in understanding the English language learning patterns of secondary school students in Nigeria. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01