How Does Resource Management Influence Language Learning?

Resource management in language learning is an important aspect in language acquisition. It helps language learners to plan, monitor, as well as use their time, materials, and strategies effectively to make learning more focused and efficient. With good resource management, learners become more independent and are better able to maintain ongoing language development. The study is carried out to explore the influence of resource management on language learning, particularly on learners’ perceptions of resource management, cognitive components, and metacognitive self-regulation, as well as the relationships among these components. It also seeks to identify whether significant differences exist across learner clusters. To extract the necessary data, a quantitative research approach using a survey method grounded in Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) was distributed among a total of 138 respondents from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and AIMST University, Malaysia. The findings show consistent uses of resource management, cognitive strategies, and metacognitive self-regulation across learner clusters, with a positive relationship among these components. This suggests that strengthening learners’ resource management and self-regulatory skills should be emphasised in Malaysian ESL classrooms to support more effective and sustainable language learning.

Resource management, Language learning

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