Gender Differences in Language Learning Strategies of English as A Foreign Language University Students in Korea

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to discover the differences in the use of English learning strategies by gender. This study investigated the strategy usage of 260 Korean university students through administering a demographic questionnaire and Oxford’s (1990) SILL. Independent t-tests, descriptive statistics, and a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were performed at the .05 level of significance to answer research questions. The present study also found that gender did not affect the overall strategy usage of EFL Korean university learners, the six categories of strategy, and individual strategy use. The findings from this research do not represent a fixed or a stereotypical strategy utilized by Korean university students. This research provides English teachers and curriculum planners with validated information on strategies currently used by EFL Korean university learners.