Language Learning Strategies Applied By Ielts Overall Band Score-7 Achievers; A Case Study At English School Of Yayasan Insancita Bangsa

Abstract

The study is an attempt to find out about language learning strategies applied by English learners that have been under investigation by teaching practitioners in recent years. However, the learning strategies applied by successful IELTS learners have often been ignored. For that reason, this study aimed to reveal the experiences of successful IELTS learners regarding what challenges they faced and what learning strategies they applied in IELTS learning. The study employed a descriptive qualitative study. The participants of this present study were overall band-7 achievers at YIB (Yayasan Insancita Bangsa) English school. The data was analyzed by using Miles and Huberman data analysis models, involving data collection, data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing and verifying. The findings of the study showed that the IELTS overall band-7 achievers faced various challenges that derive from internal and external learning IELTS. For resolving the challenges in listening, reading, and writing IELTS, they dominantly used cognitive and metacognitive strategies. In speaking IELTS, they dominantly employed affective and social strategies. The research generates pedagogical implications for both IELTS learners and teaching practitioners in the process of IELTS learning, especially in the particular context of the EFL environment.