LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF THE STUDENT INTERPRETERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BENGKULU

This mixed-method research aimed to find out the learning strategies of the
student interpreters of the University of Bengkulu use in learning English. The
participants of this research were 9 student interpreters of ACQUIN Accreditation
of the University of Bengkulu. The data were obtained from Strategy Inventory
for Language Learning (SILL) questionnaire adopted from Oxford (1990) and
semi-structured interview. The data from questionnaire were analyzed by using
Microsoft Excel to find the most frequently used by the participants, while the
data from interview were analyzed by using thematic analysis. The results from
the questionnaire revealed that the participants used metacognitive as the most
frequently strategies used with mean score of 4.38, followed by cognitive (4.07),
compensation (4.00), affective (3.91), social (3.78), and memory (3.49) as the
least. The data gathered from the interview revealed that all participants
mentioned used all classifications of the strategies which supported the result of
the questionnaire. It also found that the participants perceived fun learning
activities such as watching movies, videos, and listening to music as effective
strategies. The results indicated that the student interpreters of the University of
Bengkulu may have applied self-learning management and be more likely to do
something rather than memorizing or remembering. English students are
suggested to know and make sure of the appropriate strategies to make learning
more effective.
Keywords: Language Learning Strategies, Student Interpreter