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    Relating Students' reported languaje learning strategies and students academic achievement
    (Universidad Andrés Bello, 2015) Cruz Takahashi, Lysander; Gallardo Guardiola, Sofia; Meriño Merino, Paloma; Rojas Sanz, Marcela; Villalón Jorquera, Josué; Ormeño, Leonardo; Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales
    The purpose of this research is to determine whether there is any relationship between language leaming strategy use reported by students, and their academic achievement results. Additionally, there is an intent to verify if there are any differences in the use of Language Leaming Strategies between two different levels of curricular advancement. The site selected to conduct this study was Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello (UNAB) located in Santiago, Chile; specifically the English Language Teacher Training Program (EL TTP) considering as participants the students who are enrolled in two different levels of advancement, being Language III and Language VII. In arder to accomplish this, we have considered using a quantitative methodology, more precisely a correlational research and an explanatory design. The participants of this study undertook the Strategy Inventory for Language Leaming (SILL) developed by Rebecca Oxford, and a background questionnaire. Moreover, participants' grades were considered to measure achievement in order to accomplish the objective. The analysis of the data demonstrated that language leaming strategies predict the students' academic achievement in an 8.8%. Furthermore, there is no difference in the amount and kind of LLS used between the two levels involved in this study.