English Language Learning Strategies: An Investigation Of Male And Female Learners’ Preferences

The purpose of this research was to investigate the preferences of male and female students ‘strategies in English language learning and to find out whether there were significant differences between males and females in using learning strategies. This research used the quantitative method to answer the research questions. The participants involved 128 students, which consisted of 23 males and 105 females student of the English Language Education Department year 2019. The data gathered through SILL from the questionnaires were analyzed through the SPSS and categorized according to specific levels of SILL. The results revealed that the overall strategies used by males and females were at a medium level. The researcher used the Mann-Whitney U test. The results also showed Sig.0.000<0.005 that there were significant differences in language learning strategies between male and female students. Male students preferred metacognitive strategies with a mean score of 3.96, while female students preferred cognitive strategies with a mean score of 3.76. Additionally, it was also found that female students mostly applied strategies than males.