"I can rise up from my adversity”: Situational  language learning strategies

Febti  Ismiatun; Diah Retno  Widowati; Eko  Suhartoyo

doi:10.21070/jees.v5i2.512

(1) * Febti Ismiatun Universitas Islam Malang
Indonesia
(2) Diah Retno Widowati Universitas Islam Malang
Indonesia
(3) Eko Suhartoyo Universitas Islam Malang
Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21070/jees.v5i2.512

Abstract

Deriving from the postulation that learning strategies are shaped from a learning situation, which is inseparable from its socio-cultural context. A paradigm has shifted language learning strategies (LLSs) studies in the new perspective of situational-based research. Using a narrative approach, this study examined one female pre-service teacher of an English education major in occupying strategies to fulfill the learning needs. To meet with the data, semi-structured interviews were carried out for the participant through a series of interconnected questions. The results marked that the use of learning strategies varied in a distinct learning situation, including the strategies to achieve the learning goal as well as to encounter the obstacles in English learning. Thus, this study has emphasized the feasibility of LLSs in context. Suggestions were also presented at the end of this paper.

HIGHLIGHTS:

The use of strategies is varied in changing learning situation.
The appropriate strategies assist students in fulfilling the English learning needs.
The application of strategy training in EFL classroom is noteworthy because it is teachable.

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Author Biographies

Febti Ismiatun, Universitas Islam Malang

Febti Ismiatun is an English Education Lecturer homebased at Universitas Islam Malang. She embarked strategies which bloom studying on Language Learning Strategies (LLSs) since 2013. She is fond of analysing learning from approaches. In addition, she is expert in training how to be a public speaker and an English debater.time to time, as examples, researching a profile of learners’ strategies in speaking, designing a model of strategy-based instruction (SBI) for speaking skill, and revealing the strategies in contextual

Diah Retno Widowati, Universitas Islam Malang

Diah Retno Widowati gained her undergraduate and master degree from Universitas Negeri Malang in English Language Teaching. She currently works as a lecturer in universitas Islam Malang, Indonesia and broadly interested in English pedagogy, Speaking, Reading, and Translation. Her research agenda focuses on the transfer knowledge, speaking, reading, and teaching strategy. Her past research investigated the students’ critical reading skill and its implication to speaking ability in multicultural classroom, teaching strategies, etc.

Eko Suhartoyo, Universitas Islam Malang

Eko suhartoyo earned his bachelor degree from State University of Jember and master degree from State University of Malang. He has been working as an English lecturers for 5 years at University of Islam Malang. His research interest is about academic writing, particularly in argumentative writing using Toulmin’s model. To complete, he likes to integrate ICT-based in the teaching and learning process.

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