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EFL LEARNERS’ LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES IN RELATION TO THEIR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

Journal of Teaching of English · Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019) · pp. 189–199

ISSN
2548-6810
Published
2019-06-19
Publisher
Universitas Halu Oleo
Language
eng

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out students’ learning style preference and its correlation with their English Proficiency. The research questions were as follows (1) what are the most preferred learning styles of EFL Learner at English Department? (2) Is there any significant correlation between students’ learning style preferences and their English Proficiency? The study used Correlation design. The number of sample in this study was 35 students from English department of Halu Oleo University in the academic year who had followed TOEFL test. The data were collected using questionnaire which adopted Perceptual Learning-Style Preference Questionnaire (PLSPQ), developed by John Reid (1987) consisting of 30 statements and student’s TOEFL score. The data of this study were analyzed through descriptive statistic and Linear Regression Analysis. The results showed that (1) major learning style were tactile learning style and kinesthetic learning style (2) The coefficient correlation was 0.070 which was greater than 0.05 (level of significance). It means that there was no correlation between students’ learning style and their English proficiency.Keywords: Student’s Learning Style, English Proficiency.

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Asrun LioAffiliation unknown2
Hanna HannaUniversitas Halu Oleo2
Rohmana RohmanaUniversitas Halu Oleo2
Hamiruddin UduUniversitas Halu Oleo1
HidrawatiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Hesti NurhidayatiAffiliation unknown1
Amri TanduklangiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Nilda Iman SyahraniAffiliation unknown1
Muh. Khusnun MuhsinUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Sri Mustika DewiAffiliation unknown1
Mursalim MursalimAffiliation unknown1
Rini Darianti HartinaAffiliation unknown1
Aksan SaputraAffiliation unknown1
Young Ervina OcktaviaAffiliation unknown1
Dwi Rezky SyamsuddinAffiliation unknown1
Yulius Tandi SapanAffiliation unknown1
Inggit PrawidyaAffiliation unknown1
Amir JayaAffiliation unknown1
Kiki PurwantiAffiliation unknown1
Sarni Gita MustikaAffiliation unknown1
Asti NanzairinahAffiliation unknown1
Sitti AgustinaAffiliation unknown1
Ria Ulfa Handayani MuhuAffiliation unknown1
Wa SaniAffiliation unknown1
Yuli RahmawatiState University of Jakarta1
Firdaus SaleUniversitas Halu Oleo1

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