ارتباط راهبردهاي يادگيري زبان انگليسي با جنسيت و راهبردهاي غالب يادگيري زبان انگليسي در زبان آموزان ايراني

The Relationship between Language Learning Strategies, Field of Study, Age, and Language Background among University Students in Iran

The major aim of this study is to find the relationship language learning strategies, field of studies, age, and language background among students in Iran. To this end, Oxfordʹs questionnaire which consists of memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, social, and affective strategies were selected. This questionnaire was administered in Iran over 3000 university students. The results of the analysis showed that there is a relationship between language learning strategies, field of study, age, and language background. Finally, the results were discussed in the context of language learning in Iran and some suggestions were made for teachers and materials developers.