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dc.contributor.authorLiyanage, Indika
dc.contributor.authorGrimbeek, Peter
dc.contributor.authorBryer, Fiona
dc.contributor.editorDr Roger Nunn
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:06:45Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:06:45Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2011-10-24T07:25:26Z
dc.identifier.issn17381460
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32233
dc.description.abstractEthnicity and religion have been shown to be significantly associated with the use of metacognitive, cognitive, and social-affective strategies by Sri Lankan high school students learning English as a second language (Liyanage, 2004) In order to further examine the role of ethnicity and religion in determining the Language Learning Strategies (LLS) of ESL students, survey responses from a sample of Japanese high school students visiting an Australian school was added to those from the Sri Lankan sample. The composite sample comprised four ethnic groups: Sinhalese, Tamil, Sri Lankan Muslim, and Japanese. Sinhalese and Japanese participants were Buddhists, and Tamil and Muslim participants were Hindus and Islamists respectively. The choices of learning strategies across these four groups appeared to be associated with religious rather than ethnic identity. The notion that language learning strategies are cultural in nature needs to be carefully reviewed to allow for specific preferences associated with learners' ethnoreligious affiliations. Further study is needed to investigate the advantages of capitalising on instruction based on natural preferences compared to the culturally broadening educational advantages of exposing children to nonpreferred strategies.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAsian EFL Journal Press
dc.publisher.placeKorea
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.asian-efl-journal.com/main-editions-new/relative-cultural-contributions-of-religion-and-ethnicity-to-the-language-learning-strategy-choices-of-esl-students-in-sri-lankan-and-japanese-high-schools/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom165
dc.relation.ispartofpageto180
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAsian EFL Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume12
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnglish as a Second Language
dc.subject.fieldofresearchComparative and Cross-Cultural Education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLanguage, Communication and Culture
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode200303
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode130302
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode13
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode20
dc.titleRelative cultural contributions of religion and ethnicity to the language learning strategy choices of ESL students in Sri Lankan and Japanese high schools
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Education and Professional Studies
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Asian EFL Journal. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2010
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gro.griffith.authorBryer, Fiona K.
gro.griffith.authorGrimbeek, Peter M.
gro.griffith.authorLiyanage, Indika J.


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