THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES AMONG THE STUDENTS OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

This study aims to find out the relationship between personality traits and language learning strategies among the students of Engineering Technology. The respondents were from semester 2 and semester 3 who enrolled in bachelor programs of Engineering Technology. The respondents were given a set off questionnaire on personality traits and language learning strategies. Big Five Inventory (BFI) was adapted in order to find out the respondents’ personality traits, while Strategy Inventory of Language Learning (SILL) was also adapted to find out their preferred language learning strategies. The finding from this study shows that most of the respondents tend to have dominant personality of agreeableness, while their most preferred language learning strategy is metacognitive learning strategies. In general, there is relationship between personality traits and language learning strategies with medium correlation (r = .42). Hence, this portrays that it is necessary for lecturers to know students’ personality and their preferred language learning strategies as that will ease the process of teaching and learning. Lecturers will have a guide on the type of classroom activities to be organized during their teaching. At the same, this may ease learners to acquire the language better.