Language Learning Strategies of Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies Students of Basilan State College

This descriptive quantitative study was conducted to determine the language learning strategies of Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies students of Basilan State College. The Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) Version 7.0, developed by Rebecca Oxford in 1989, was adopted and administered to 164 respondents. The findings of the study were: (1) the students used the Memory, Cognitive, Compensation, Metacognitive, Affective, and Social strategies to ‘Moderate Extents'; and, (2) as a whole, the students used the language learning strategies to ‘Moderate Extents'. Tested at 0.05-level of significance, there are significant differences in the extents of the language learning strategies used by students when grouped according to age. Thus, the respondents from different age groups have different extents of the language learning strategies used. Tested at the same level of significance, there are significant differences in the extents of the language learning strategies used by students when grouped according to gender. Hence, male and female respondents have different extents of language learning strategies used. The female students used the language learning strategies to a greater degree than the male students. Lastly, tested at the same level of significance, there are no significant differences in the extents of the language learning strategies used by students when grouped according to ethnicity. Therefore, the respondents belonging to different ethnic groups have the same extent of language learning strategies used.