Grammar Learning Strategies Of Male And Female High Achievers During Pandemic Covid 19

Abstract

Language learning strategies refer to the processes and actions that language learners consciously used to help student learn or use language more effectively, especially in grammar. The importance of learning strategies, is improving English language skills, especially in grammar. The use of effective learning strategies will improve grammar mastery in students. This study meant to figure out grammar learning strategy for using another meaning employee by the English education student department of faculty of teacher training education Islamic of Malang. To run this study the research design to use was qualitative research design. The study participants involved were 5 male and 5 female students in the third semester. The participant was taken based their own grammar III scores, which all average from 82 to 90. The instrument using questionnaire that adaptive from Nurliana (2015). The finding of the study indicated that high male achievers are quite successful in grammar because of their using various strategies than high female achievers. High male achievers using (36,6%)Metacognitive,(25,7%) Cognitive, (28,8%) Social and (21,6%) Affective strategies. While high female achievers using (32,9%) Metacognitive, (26,2%) Cognitive, (25,6%) Social and ( 16%) Affective strategies. Based on the finding of the study, this can be a reference for other researchers to conduct further research regarding various strategies that using by smart students.