Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know - Couverture souple

Oxford, Rebecca

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0838428622 ISBN 13 : 9780838428627

Editeur : Heinle-Cengage ELT, 1990

Synopsis

Based on current research, this text provides ESL/EFL and foreign language teachers with practical recommendations for developing their students� second language learning strategies. Detailed suggestions for strategy use in each of the four language skills are included as well as case studies and models for setting up similar programs.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This innovative book focuses on the relationships among self-regulated language learning strategies, students individual characteristics, and the diverse contexts in which learning occurs. It presents state-of-the-art, lively, readable chapters by well-known experts and new, promising scholars, who analyze learning strategy theory, research, assessment, and use. Written by a team of international contributors from Austria, Canada, Greece, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Turkey, the UK and the USA, this volume provides theoretical insights on how strategic learning interacts with complex environments. It explores strategy choice and the fluidity and flexibility of learning strategies. Research-based but practical themes in the book include strategy-related teacher preparation; differentiated strategy instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners of different ages, cultures, and learning styles; and creative, visualization-based development of strategy awareness. Examining methodologies for strategy research and assessment, the volume explores narrative, decision-tree, scenario-based, and questionnaire-based research, as well as mixed-methods research and new assessment tools for young learners strategies. It presents research on strategies used for foreign/second language pronunciation, pragmatics, listening, reading, speaking, writing, and test-taking. By providing a wide range of examples of strategies in research and action in a number of countries, cultures, and educational settings, and by offering incisive section overviews and a detailed synthesis at the end, this book enables readers to develop a holistic understanding of language learning strategies. With additional online strategy materials available for downloading, Language Learning Strategies and Individual Learner Characteristics is invaluable to all those interested in helping language students learn more effectively.

Revue de presse

An excellent resource for language learning researchers and teachers alike. It helps clarify critical methodological issues for researchers. It also provides practical pedagogical ideas for teachers to enhance language learners' strategic learning capacity. - --Xuesong Gao, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Heinle-Cengage ELT
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0838428622
• ISBN 13: 9780838428627
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 342
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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