Learning Strategies of Malay Language Among International Students in Institution of Higher Education

This paper is focusing on the strategies used by the international students in learning Malay language. The most frequent strategies applied by students in learning Malay language via their second language; English will be determined. Besides that, this research was also to analyse the relationship between the learning strategies and predisposing factors in learning the language. The Language Learning Strategy Model by Mohamed Amin Embi (2000) has been adapted and modified to fulfill the research objectives. The sample was taken from among the first year students from the Multimedia University, Cyberjaya. The population was from seven countries. There were 79 questionnaires managed to be gathered and analysed by using SPSS and MS Excel to reach the accurate information and findings of the study. The findings of the study showed that from the 20 strategies listed, 4 strategies were the most frequent applications among the students to learn Malay language in the class. In determining the learning strategies mastered by the students, instructors could plan the lecturing sessions so that the learning could be better in making the international students become more interested in learning the national language. According to Tyacke and Mendelson (1986), instructors who could teach students the language properly, could influence them with effective strategies. Students were also managed to use varities of methods, techniques, ways or strategies like the ones used by their language teachers.