Examining Generalizability of Kang's (1999) Model of Structural Relationship between ESL Learning Strategy Use and Language Proficiency

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The present study examined whether Kang's (1999) model of the relationships among language learning strategy use and language proficiency for the Asian students could e applied to a more heterogeneous group. In Kang's study, he collected information of language learning strategies of 957 foreign students learning English as a second language in American colleges through a questionnaire. He also measured the subjects' language proficiency with the Institutional Testing Program TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language). This study analyzed the same data with out the limitation of cultural identity. Structural equation modeling was used to model the relationships among strategy use and language proficiency, Then, the model of the present study was descriptively compared with Kang's (1999) model for the Asian students. The overall flow of the relationship paths appeared to vary very little across the two models, which would have indicated that the generalizability of Kang's (1999) model could be extended more than originally examined. (156)

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. Introduction
• Ⅱ. Research Question
• Ⅲ. Methods
• 1. Subjects and lnstruments
• 2. Classification of language learning strategies
• 3. Analysis Tool
• 4. Proposed relationships
• 5. Modeling procedure
• Ⅳ. Results
• 1) Scaling
• 2) Relationships between cognitive components and language proficiency
• 3) Relationships among the metacognitive, cognitive, and language skill factors
• 4) Model among the strategy use factors and language skill factors.
• V. Discussion
• Ⅵ Conclusion