THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES AND ACHIEVEMENT WITH LEARNING MOTIVATION AMONG STUDENTS OF CHINESE AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMME IN MALAYSIA
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In Malaysia, teaching Chinese as a foreign language began in 1963 and has grown in popularity. Language Learning Strategies, or the measures students take to increase their learning, are critical to the final success of Chinese as a Foreign Language. Student achievement is determined by the application of language learning methods. Learning motivation, on the other hand, has a significant impact on academic achievement. This purpose of this study is (1) To investigate the level of Language Learning Strategy, Learning Motivation and Language Learning Achievement (2) To investigate the relationship between Language Learning Strategy and Language Learning Achievement, (3) To investigate the relationship between Language Learning Strategy and Learning Motivation and (4) To investigate the relationship between Learning Motivation and Language Learning Achievement among students of Chinese as Foreign Language programme in Malaysia. The data collected were analysed quantitatively using SPSS for descriptive analysis and the relationship between language learning strategies, learning motivation and achievement. The Pearson correlation analysis showed that the relationship between language learning strategies, learning motivation and achievement is significantly positive.
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