Vol. 1 No. 02 (2022): Language Learning Strategy Use of Dilla University English Major Students

Abstract
This study was conducted to describe the language learning strategies used by English
major students at Dilla University. To this end, all thirty English major second-year
students participated in the study. The study utilized a descriptive research design.
Data were gathered using Oxford’s Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL)
and interviews. Data from interviews were analyzed qualitatively, whereas data
obtained through the questionnaire were analyzed using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential
statistics such as mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, and post hoc tests were
applied to determine whether there is a statistically significant mean difference among
the groups’ language learning strategies. The findings claim that high achievers
outperformed their average and low achievers by employing more types and more
frequent use of language learning strategies. In the meantime, it was confirmed that
there exists a significant mean difference among