Learning Strategy of Successful Students in An Online Intermediate Grammar Class

Authors

  • Katarina Ramita Tania Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21111/ijelal.v3i2.9740

Keywords:

EFL, Intermediate Grammar, Learning Strategies

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the learning strategies of successful students in an online intermediate grammar class. The research participants were all English as Foreign Language (EFL) students, batches 2019 and 2020, 2021, who got an A or AB in intermediate grammar class at the English Language Education Program (ELEP), Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana (UKSW). Open-ended questionnaires and interviews were used as the instruments to collect the data. In the questionnaire, 49 participants were asked to respond to several statements. At the same time, in the interview process,  the researcher involved 6 participants to clarify their responses to the questionnaire. The data analysis revealed three grammar learning strategies that could make students successful in their grammar class: (1) determining difficult grammatical structures and trying to learn the difficulty; (2) paying attention to grammatical structures when translating sentences; and (3) taking notes when the teacher explains a new grammatical structure. 

Author Biography

Katarina Ramita Tania, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana

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Submitted

2023-03-26

Accepted

2023-06-30

Published

2023-07-10

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): The Augmentation of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature in Society Era

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