GRAMMAR LEARNING STRATEGY USED BY EFL STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT UHN I GUSTI BAGUS SUGRIWA

ABSTRACT

Language learning is essential for some reasons. However, students must be well- informed and aware of learning strategies for their learning process. Grammar plays a significant part in language learning, as other aspects of language do. Grammar is essential for students to have a good communication. This study explores grammar learning strategies used by the EFL students of the English Education Department at Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa. The study used quantitative descriptive approach with survey design. The data for this research were gathered from 63 (14 male and 49 female) participants. The strategy used was assessed through 35 items Grammar Learning Strategies Questionnaire (GLSQ), which was modified from Oxford’s (1990) by Bayou (2015) to narrow the context to learning grammar. The data provided and analyzed in Microsoft Excel from the questionnaires into statistical package. The results show that Metacognitive strategy are the most frequently used strategy category by the learners with mean value 3.79, while Affective strategy are the least strategy category used with mean value 3.54.
Keywords: Language Learning Strategy, Grammar, Grammar Learning Strategy