A SURVEY ON LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY STUDENTS OF CAMBRIDGE CLASS AT SMA NEGERI 1 PALEMBANG

A key to successful language learning is the use of language learning strategies. In relation to this, the purpose of the study was to investigate the language learning strategies employed by grade XI students who belonged to Cambridge class at SMA Negeri 1 Palembang and the students’ most preferred strategy. There were fifty six students participated in the e study. The SILL questionnaire was used as the instrument to collect the data; the data were analyzed statistically to find the means of each strategy. First, the result of the data analysis showed that the students employed the six language leaning strategies as stated in LLS. Second, the result of the data analysis showed among six categories of language learning strategies, students preferred to use metacognitive strategies, such noticing the English mistakes, doing self-evaluation to be a better learner of English, paying attention when someone is speaking than affective strategies which were found to be the least used strategy.