Gender Differerences in Language Learning

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Genders Differ in Language Use

The purpose of the study, including the specific research question studied:

Language Learning Strategies (LLS) are the activities or actions that learners take in order to effectively receive, store, retrieve and use information that they gain. Learners take such actions in order to facilitate faster and easier learning as well as make learning more enjoyable and effective (Mahamod et al., 2009). According to Mahamod et al. (2009), gender results into differences in Language Learning Strategies with studies showing that, females are better in using Language Learning Strategies than males. There however exists differing views in which some studies indicate that there is no difference in the use of Language Learning Strategies between genders. In addition, other studies, according to Mahamod et al. (2009), indicate more use of Language Learning Strategies by males than females.

The aim of this study was to determine whether there exist differences between the genders in the use of Language Learning Strategies. This would then clarify the existing dilemma regarding use of Language Learning Strategies by males and females. The research study aimed at answering various questions in the attempt to identify the existence of difference in use of Language Learning Strategies between genders.

First, the study attempted to seek if there was any difference in the use of overall Language Learning Strategies between male and female Arabic Students. Secondly, the research study attempted to answer the question as to whether male and female Arabic students depicted any difference in use of seven categories of Language Learning Strategies. These seven categories of Language Learning Strategies include memory st...

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...t have given the genuine views. Moreover, if the students did not understand what Language Learning Strategies were, they could not have given the correct views.

Now that there are differences in the use of Language Learning Strategies between male and female students, it is important to know the causes of the differences. This is especially important so that language teachers can know how to boost use of Language Learning Strategies among their students so that they can become effective learners.

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Fujikoshi, Y, Ulyanov, V, & Shimizu, R, (2010). Multivariate Statistics: High-Dimensional and

Large-Sample Approximations. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Mahamod, Z, Rahimi, N, Embi, M, & Shukri, K, (2009). A Closer Look at Gender and Arabic

Language Learning Strategies Use European Journal of Social Sciences – Volume 9,

Number 3.

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