An investigation into self-regulation strategies of primary school English language learners

The present study was implemented in order to investigate self regulation strategies of primary school English language learners. In addition, it explored the possible relationships between self regulation strategies of primary school English language learners and different grades, gender, residence, and socio-economic conditions.This study, which adopted the descriptive study design, was carried out with 383 primary school students, including 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders, both in rural and urban areas. Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, including a motivation section and a learning strategies section, and a socio-demographic form were used to collect quantitative data. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed, frequencies and percentages, means and standard deviations were calculated, and independent samples T-Test analysis, One Way Anova analysis, and regression analysis were done. Lastly, the findings of the study were discussed, and the conclusions and implications were stated.