ANALYSIS OF CHINESE STUDENTS’ USE OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES AT A COLLEGE IN HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA

Abstract

This research mainly focused on the Chinese students strategies for learning English as a second language during the academic year 2023 at a college in Heilongjiang, China. A total of 292 students from the school of English at a college in Heilongjiang Province were surveyed in this study. The study adopted a questionnaire focused on students learning strategies to learn English as a second language. Based on research objectives, the researchers used frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent sample t-test, and one-way ANOVA to analyze the collected questionnaires. Accordingly, the results showed that: 1) college students used both direct and indirect strategies for their English learning at a high level; 2) there were no significant differences in students' use of second language learning strategies according to their gender; 3) however, there were significant differences in students' use of second language learning strategies according to their grade, home location, and family income. The researchers discussed each finding and provided related recommendations for encouraging students strategies for learning English as a second language at Chinese colleges.