Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to investigate language learning strategies
used by students in senior high school at Pekanbaru. In addition, this study also
examines the relationship between language learning strategies and gender factors. The
respondents of the study were 400 Senior high school students in Pekanbaru. Data were
collected by using Strategy Inventory Language Learning (SILL) by Oxford (1990a).
Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data; the research
findings revealed that there are significant differences between genders. The implication
of the study is that although students are aware of some language learning strategies. They
may need to be explicitly taught to use them
