Adjudicating the Utilization of Metacognitive, Affective and Social Language Learning Strategies by Preservice Learners of Teacher Education Institutions in Western Visayas, Philippines

Abstract

Language educators have claimed that the process of independent language learning is not just intellectual, but also social and emotional considering that language is an element of social behavior that are necessary in communicating between people. Social strategies along with affective and metacognitive strategies may help learners to achieve more effective language learning and obtain a better understanding of different cultures, understand people's feelings, attitudes, and motivation. As these indicators are considered essential in the nurturing of pre-service teachers who are college students involved in a school-based field experience, under the tutelage or supervision of cooperating teachers, and are gradually taking on more classroom management and instructional responsibilities, it is the aim of this research investigation to adjudge the utilization of metacognitive, affective and social language learning strategies of the Preservice learners of selected teacher education institutions in Western Visayas.Specifically, this study purported to address the following questions (1). How is Language Learning Strategies utilized by Preservice learners in terms of the Metacognitive, Affective and Social dimensions? (2) Are there significant correlations in the utilization of Language Learning Strategies between and among its sub-dimensions? The researchers have hypothesized that there are no significant correlations in the utilization of Language Learning Strategies when the sub-dimensions are paired with each other; as: Metacognitive with Affective, Metacognitive with Social, and Affective with Social Language Learning Strategy.To answer these queries, this research study had randomly chosen 349 Preservice learners from selected Teacher Education Institutions in Western Visayas as respondents of the study. The descriptive-quantitative and correlational research design was utilized by subjecting the data to Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation as the main data-analysis instrument. The data-gathering instrument which was used in this study contained the questionnaire instrument about Language Learning Strategies involving the three sub-dimensions namely Metacognitive, Affective and Social Language Learning Strategies. Furthermore, the data to determine the information required to respond to the specific problems in this research investigation were gathered by subjecting the identified respondent -Education students to a written examination.Based on the results of this research endeavour, it is concluded that Language Learning Strategies are used by Preservice learners to a High extent, in each of the sub-dimensions namely, Metacognitive, Affective and Social Language Learning Strategies but among the three dimensions, the metacognitive strategy is the most utilized by the Preservice learners. The research results likewise showed a significant correlation between and among the utilization of Metacognitive, Affective and Social Language Learning Strategies.Conclusively, Preservice teachers have used the ...