Questions to guide evaluation Comments and critique

1. Does the title clearly indicate

Yes. before reading the study, we have
The Title what the research is about, without already an insight on what this research is all
being extremely long or too short to about or what would be its content because
be informative? in the title itself it was already clearly stated
2. Are the variables or that the study is all about determining what
theoretical issues stated and any would be the Relationship Between
relationships between them? Language Learning Strategies and Academic
Self-Concept.
In the study, the variables are also
stated even their relationship to each other
are given.
Review of 1. What concepts are included in There are two concepts included in the study:
literature and the review? Of particular importance, The Language Learning Strategies and
theoretical note those concepts that are the Academic Self Concept. The dependent
framework independent and dependent variables variable of the study is the Language
and how they are conceptually learning strategies that includes (memory
defined. strategies, cognitive strategies, compensation
2. Does the literature review strategies, metacognitive strategies, affective
make the relationships among the strategies, social strategies) that was
variables explicit or place the assigned to be the predictor and the sub-
variables within a dimensions of the academic self-concept
theoretical/conceptual framework? (self-esteem, social acceptance, academic
What are the relationships? ability, verbal ability, mathematical ability,
3. What gaps or conflicts in physical appearance, physical ability,
knowledge of the problem are acceptance by the family, and social anxiety)
identified? were determined as independent variables
and it was assigned as the criterion variable.
The literature review makes the
relationship of the two become explicit
because it was clearly stated and well
explained. The relationship between the
dependent and independent variables among
themselves were analyzed in order to
determine that there were no multiple
connection problems as one of the
prerequisites to apply canonical correlation.
Also to predict each other and their purpose
is to change and strengthen the opinion and
beliefs of the learners that the academic self-
concept effects the learning language
strategies that are used by individuals.
I consider as a knowledge gap the
relationship of language learning strategies
with motivation, foreign language anxiety,
learning styles, language learning beliefs and
academic success because I want to know
what would be their connection to each
other.
 4. Are the references cited by the
author mostly primary or secondary
sources? Give an example of each.
5. What are the operational
definitions of the independent and
dependent variables? Do they reflect
the conceptual definitions?
References 1. Were all the books, journals
and other media alluded to in the
study accurately referenced?
2. Was the referencing style
and format correctly followed?
Yes. primary and secondary source are both
use in the study. Cesur, G. (2016). A
Descrıptıve study on self-concept and ıts
relatıon to language learnıng strategy use.
(Master’s Thesis). Çağ Üniversitesi, Sosyal
Bilimler Enstitüsü, Mersin was an example
of primary sources because it contains the
authors first-hand information. An example
of secondary source is Watanabe (1990) the
Strategy Inventory of Language Learning
Cited by Oxford & Burry-Stock, 1995 it was
considered as a secondary source because it
was originally presented in other source and
it was originally own by another author.
Yes, Canonical correlation analysis was
used to investigate the relationship of the
independent variable with the dependent and
independent variable The operational
definition used in the Dependent variable is
the Strategy Inventory of language
learning(SILL) to measure the opinions of
the student regarding to the learning
strategies using a likert scale. While the
Independent variable was measured through
the Personal and Academic Self-concept
Inventory to measure the opinion of learners
regarding to the different concept of the self
where they use also the likert scale.
Yes, it was all stated in the books, journals
and other media alluded and it was
accurately reference because all the needed
information on the study was stated there.
Yes. The referencing style and format
was correctly followed. It was alphabetically
organized, the author, title, date and URL’s
are indicated in the reference.
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