Kayhan Rezaei - Department of English Language, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Iran
Mohsen Karrabi - Department of English Language, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of language learning strategies in learning English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) among students. The participants included 190 Iranian undergraduate students at Islamic Azad University of Karaj and Islamic Azad University of Tehran Central Branch who studied Economics and Management, also at Industrial Research and Training Center of Iran, and Karad Center of Applied Science in Tehran who studied Telephoning and Tourism. The instrument used was the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL test version ٧٫٠) Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was run to measure the extent of the difference between the learners in the two groups in terms of their use of Language Learning Strategies. The results showed that the difference between EAP and EOP student was significant in their use of strategies on the whole. Based on the obtained results, similar studies concerning the use of language learning strategies indicated that the students varied upon their major and with regards to LLS use.

Language Learning Strategies, English for Specific Purposes, English for Academic Purposes, English for Occupational Purposes