This study intended to investigate the relationship between Yemeni EFL postgraduate students’ Perceptual Learning Style Preferences (PLSP) and their Language Learning Strategies (LLSs). The sample of the study was 45 Yemeni EFL postgraduate students (males = 14 and females = 31) who were enrolled in master’s degree studies at Sana’a University. For data collection, Reid’s (1987) Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire (PLSPQ) and Oxford’s (1990b) Strategy Inventory of Language Learning (SILL) Version 7.0 for ESL/EFL students were administered to determine the PLSP and LLSs of the participants. The responses were calculated through statistical analysis in terms of mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation, and independent samples t-test. According to the overall average of PLSP, the study’s findings showed that the participants were major in learning style preferences (M= 38.72, SD= 5.07). It was found that kinesthetic, auditory, and tactile learning styles were the most major learning style preferences whereas group and individual learning styles were the least preferred minor modes among the participants. In terms of the overall average of LLSs, the participants found to be high strategy users (M= 4.31, SD= 0.54). The findings also revealed that metacognitive, compensation, and cognitive strategies were the most frequently used while memory and affective strategies were the least frequently used among the participants. In addition, the findings demonstrated a statistical significant relationship between the participants’ PLSP and their LLSs. It was found that tactile learning style was significantly correlated with cognitive and social strategies, and individual learning style was significantly correlated with affective strategies.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2025 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.