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A STUDY OF LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
USED BY COLLEGE EFL LEARNERS
IN LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTER (LTC) UKSW
SALATIGA

PAPER
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of
The Requirements for the Professional Title of Sarjana Sastra

ZAENAL ARIFIN
392014504

ENGLISH LITERATURE PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2015

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Copyright Statement

This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in
any course or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any
university. To the best of my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material
previously published or written by any other person except where due reference is
made in the text.
Copyright© 2015. Zaenal Arifin and Rindang Widiningrum, S.S., M.Hum
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means
without the permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English
Department, Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana University,
Salatiga.

Zaenal Arifin: _________________

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Miracles happen for those who believe it. I am so grateful to Allah who
shows the miracle to me for finishing this Paper. He always guides me through

every moment I have. He also supports me with giving health, ideas, motivations,
and the most important is giving the faith to keep struggle.
I am so thankful to my parents, Bisri and Siti Kholifah for all those
kindness, supports, loves, and spirit. I am also thankful to Bu Rindang as my
advisor for the guidance and advices. So many thanks to all my lectures and staffs
in the college who are very helpful for me during my study. Besides that, I also
say thanks for my sister Eni and his family who always gives motivation. And I
am so very grateful to have you “my beloved one” who always inspires me.
Finally, many thanks to all my friends in ex-STiBA SW, Mbak Kikis, and
others who cannot be mentioned one by one for our unforgettable togetherness.

Salatiga, May 2015

Zaenal Arifin

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ABSTRACT

Research on Language Learning Strategy area has important role for the

development of learning. Learning Strategy become good indicators of how
learners approach tasks and problems during process of learning. This research
paper describes an investigation of language learning strategies which are used by
students in acquiring second language. A total of 36 college students were
involved in this research. The instrument used for collecting data is questionnaire
of Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). The result showed that
Metacognitive, Social, Affective, and Cognitive strategies are dominantly used
and Metacognitive Strategies have the highest rate of Language Learning Strategy
used. The good using of strategies in learning could help learners to be a better
learner in order to reach their goals.

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Table of Content

Title Page .................................................................................................

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Approval Page ..........................................................................................

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Copyright Statement ................................................................................

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Acknowledgments ....................................................................................

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Abstract ....................................................................................................

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Table of Contents .....................................................................................

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION .....................................................

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CHAPTER II

THEORITICAL REVIEW .......................................

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2.1. Definition of Language Learning Strategy ...........

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2.2. Oxford’s Classification of Learning Strategy .......

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2.2. The Strategy Inventory for Language Learning

(SILL) ...................................................................

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CHAPTER III FINDING AND ANALYSIS .....................................

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3.1. The frequency of Learning Strategy Used ............

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3.2. Oxford’s Six Category of Learning Strategy ........

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1. Memory Strategy ..............................................

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2. Cognitive Strategy ............................................

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3. Compensation Strategy .....................................

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4. Metacognitive Strategy .....................................

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5. Affective Strategy .............................................

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6. Social Strategy ..................................................

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CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION ..........................................................

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4.1. Conclusion ............................................................

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4.2. Recommendations .................................................

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REFERENCES ......................................................................................

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APPENDIXES ......................................................................................

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