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International Orientation as Predictor of EFL Learning Strategy Use in Adolescent Students
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Platsidou, Maria; Kantaridou, Zoe; Papadopoulou, Iris – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2017
L2 acquisition is a complicated process in which many parameters intertwine. Reported strategy use in L2 learning has been extensively researched in relation to factors that are likely to determine it, such as positive attitudes towards English as a foreign language (EFL) learning. In this paper, we investigated another potential determinant of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries
Exploring Language Learning Strategy Transfer between Greek L2 and English FL in Case of Early Adolescent Multilinguals
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Mitits, Lydia; Gavriilidou, Zoe – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2016
This study compares language learning strategy (LLS) use between Greek L2 and English FL and a possible variation in the frequency and type of LLSs employed in the two languages in order to depict the strategic profiles of the multilingual learners aged 12-15 (n = 307). It also observes the effect of gender in relation to a second vs. foreign…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training, Multilingualism, Learning Strategies
The SILL Revisited in Light of the S[superscript 2]R Model of Language Learning
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Papadopoulou, Iris; Kantaridou, Zoe; Platsidou, Maria; Gavriilidou, Zoe – Language Learning Journal, 2018
The Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) [Oxford, R.L. 1990. Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know. Boston: Heinle and Heinle] has been a widely used instrument for self-assessing the frequency of language learning strategy use across cultures and levels of education for some 30 years. Despite the fact that its…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Measures (Individuals), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Use of Learning Strategies by Students of Greek as a Second Language
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Psaltou-Joycey, Angeliki – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2008
This paper discusses culture-specific learning strategies of 177 students learning Greek as a second/foreign language in an academic setting. The study reports on descriptive statistics of the data collected through implementation of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) and processed in order to determine frequency of learners'…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Strategies, Cultural Differences, Instructional Materials