The purpose of the study was to investigate the use of language learning strategies
by a group of senior high school students from Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. The study
sought to explore the differences in the use of language learning strategies regarding
gender, age, academic level, years of studying English, weekly hours of studying English
outside English class, grade in English in Spring 2002, self-rated English proficiency,
motivational level, and chosen area of specialization. This study sought to examine the
relationships between independent variables and language learning strategies. Finally,
the study sought to investigate what variables might affect the choice of EFL students’
language learning strategies.