Investigating Gender Differences in Iranian EFL Learners’ Grammar Learning Strategy

In the current era of communicative language teaching, while some teachers and learners think that grammar is not necessary for communication, other researchers agree that grammar still plays an important role in the development of learners' language systems. The intention of this study is to investigate EFL learners’ grammar learning strategies and find out the differences between females and males in respect of such strategies. One hundred-eighty senior students at high schools in Shiraz participated in this study, ninety males and ninety females. Data was collected through a questionnaire adopted from Oxford and Lee (۲۰۰۷). The analysis of the obtained data revealed that there is not a significant difference between male and female language learners’ grammar learning strategies. However, the findings of this research showed that males are better at grammar learning than females. The findings show that grammar is more than a set of rules or structures, and knowing grammar can support learners to increase their English language learning progress.

Keywords:

“Gender Differences” , “Grammar Learning Strategies” , “EFL learners”