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Title: Language Learning Strategies and Communicative Competence of Colombian Learners of English as a Foreign Language
Language: English
Authors: José Miguel Marenco Domínguez (ORCID 0000-0002-4837-5691), Zaida Mabel Angel-Cuervo (ORCID 0000-0002-7149-6336), Carlos Alberto Dávila Rubio (ORCID 0000-0002-8229-6524), Dany Andrey Latorre Méndez (ORCID 0000-0003-2735-0353), Laura Bibiana Quevedo-Padilla (ORCID 0000-0002-6091-6681)
Source: Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn). 2025 19(2):872-879.
Availability: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. C5 Plumbon, Banguntapan, Yogyakarta, 55198, Indonesia. e-mail: edulearn@uad.ac.id; Web site: http://edulearn.intelektual.org/index.php/EduLearn/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11
High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Grade 11, High School Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Correlation, Learning Strategies, Student Attitudes, Metacognition, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
Geographic Terms: Colombia
ISSN: 2089-9823
2302-9277
Abstract: Even when proficiency in foreign languages has emerged as a critical skill to foster academic, professional, and personal growth, there remains a notable gap in the literature regarding the relation between language learning strategies (LLS) and communicative competence in English among Colombian high school students. This investigation used an explanatory correlational design to explore the connections between LLS and the communicative competence of 123 eleventh graders within the Colombian context. Data collected employing an inventory and the results of the English section of a standardized test in Colombia were subjected to analysis. The findings suggest that students favor social strategies, whereas affective strategies are used to a lesser extent. Additionally, there is a moderate positive correlation between the overall use of LLS and learners' communicative competence in English. Particularly, cognitive and metacognitive strategies emerged as the strategies that contribute most significantly to students' language proficiency. Conversely, memory and affective strategies were found to have the weakest correlation with learners' language learning success. This study accentuates the importance of strategies-based instruction to boost language proficiency and outlines recommendations for future research.
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