Abstract: This article investigates language learning successfulness of three fluent non-native speakers of English who started learning the language as adults. To this end, four methods were implemented to comprehensively cover all aspects of their lingual success- SILL (Strategy Inventory for Language Learning) was used to assess their strategies, BALLI (Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory) was used to identify their beliefs about English, R&L (Richard and Lockhart model) was used to assess their learning style preferences, and finally in-depth interviews were conducted to assess the other sides of their successful journey of learning English. The research concludes that language learning styles don’t intervene in telling if a person is successful in language learning or not; however, it is found that there is a relevant correlation between certain learning strategies and some learning style preferences. It is suggested that future research in this area focus on finding more correlation between language learning styles and strategies related to them in order to help poor students become motivated.
Keywords: SILL, BALLI, Richard and Lockhart model, learning style preferences, learning strategies, language exonomy
Title: Learning Strategies (SILL), Beliefs (BALLI), and Styles (R&L) Of Successful Learners of English as a Second Language
Author: Mohamed A. Yacoub, Omar Yacoub, Yusuf Yacoub
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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