Language Learning Strategy Preferences of Iranian EFL Students (original) (raw)

The current study was carried out with the intention of investigating the most preferred strategy used by EFL students in Iran. The instrument utilized in this study was Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) to assess the learners' strategy use frequency in language learning. The findings revealed that,in terms of overall strategy use, Iranian EFL learners are, in general, moderate strategy users. The results showed that Iranian EFL learners preferred to use metacognitive as the most frequently used language learning strategy and memory as the least frequently one.