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Empowering Students with Language Learning Strategies: A Critical Review of Current Issues
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Rivera-Mills, Susanna V.; Plonsky, Luke – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
This article analyzes the body of research literature that has brought us to the state of our current knowledge regarding learning strategies in general and learning strategies Instruction as they relate to second language acquisition (SLA). Three categories are discussed: (1) types of learning strategies, (2) learning autonomy and strategy…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Literature Reviews, Metalinguistics, Second Language Instruction
Tolerance of Ambiguity and Use of Second Language Strategies.
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Ely, Christopher M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
A study developed a scale of tolerance of ambiguity related to second language learning. Analysis of second- and third-year college Spanish students' responses to the scale indicated that their tolerance of ambiguity, strength of motivation, attitude, and concern for grade influenced their use of various second language learning strategies. (39…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education
Japanese by Satellite: Effects of Motivation, Language Learning Styles and Strategies, Gender, Course Level, and Previous Language Learning Experience on Japanese Language Achievement.
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Oxford, Rebecca; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1993
Describes a study of high school students (n=107) who were learning Japanese through the medium of satellite television. The investigation focused on factors that influence student achievement in Japanese in the satellite setting. (Contains 32 references.) (VWL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Distance Education, High School Students
Learning About Learning: Discovering Our Students' Strategies
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Hosenfeld, Carol – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
A self-observation and self-report procedure is proposed that will assist teachers in discovering their students' learning strategies and may generate knowledge about the second language learning process. Transcriptions of segments of interviews with four students illustrate the procedure involved in eliciting student strategies. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Junior High School Students, Language Instruction
Learning Strategies in Foreign Language Instruction.
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Chamot, Anna Uhl; Kupper, Lisa – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
Summarizes the findings of a project that investigated the use of learning strategies by foreign language students and their teachers, and suggests classroom applications for learning strategy instruction. The project identified the differences in strategy use among effective and ineffective language learners and the ways in which teachers could…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness
The Comprehension Strategies of Second Language (French) Listeners: A Descriptive Study.
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Vandergrift, Laurens – Foreign Language Annals, 1997
Reports on a study of high school students on the relationship between the types of listening comprehension strategies used, the frequency of their use, and the differences in reported use across four variables: level of language proficiency, gender, listening ability, and learning style. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, French, High School Students
Language Learning Strategies Used by Adolescents Studying French in New York Schools.
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Ramirez, Arnulfo G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Describes a study which attempted to determine the successful strategies utilized by adolescent learners studying French. The learning strategies investigated include: (1) classroom behaviors, (2) individual study tactics, and (3) social interaction behaviors. These strategies are examined in relation to their significance on different language…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Learning Strategies