Language learning strategies in independent settings / edited by Stella Hurd and Tim Lewis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hurd, Stella.

Lewis, Tim, 1946-

Series:

Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 33.

Second language acquisition ; 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Independent study.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Buffalo, NY : Multilingual Matters, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Language learning strategies have been a topic of research for roughly three decades. Broadly speaking, that research has focused on classroom tuition, predominantly at secondary level. Increasingly, however, language learning occurs in independent settings, whether at distance, on Institution-Wide Language Programmes (IWLPs), or in virtual environments. Success in independent language learning is achieved by autonomous individuals with a capacity for self-regulation. Yet we still know relatively little about the specific means they use to learn effectively, whether in terms of the affective strategies they employ to sustain motivation, the metacognitive strategies required for planning, monitoring and evaluating their learning, or the specific cognitive strategies applied to difficult learning tasks. These are all discussed and evaluated in Language Learning Strategies in Independent Settings.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

The Contributors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Language Learning Strategies in Independent Language Learning: An Overview

Chapter 2: Individual Variation and Language Learning Strategies

Chapter 3: Hero With a Thousand Faces: Learner Autonomy, Learning Strategies and Learning Tactics in Independent Language Learning

Chapter 4: Independent Second Language Reading as an Interdependent Process

Chapter 5: Learning Strategies for Listening Comprehension

Chapter 6: Second Language Composition in Independent Settings: Supporting the Writing Process with Cognitive Strategies

Chapter 7: Speaking Strategies for Independent Learning: A Focus on Pragmatic Performance

Chapter 8: Bringing the Learner Back Into the Process: Identifying Learner Strategies for Grammatical Development in Independent Language Learning

Chapter 9: Deliberate and Incidental: Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Independent Second Language Learning

Chapter 10: Strategies for Acquiring Intercultural Competence

Chapter 11: Learning Logs and Strategy Development for Distance and Other Independent Language Learners

Chapter 12: Affect and Strategy Use in Independent Language Learning

Chapter 13: Collaborative Language Learning Strategies in an Email Tandem Exchange

Chapter 14: Self-correction Strategies in Distance Language Learning

Chapter 15: Strategies for Online Learning Environments

Chapter 16: Integrating Strategy Instruction into Learning Materials

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611878443

9781788920629

1788920627

9781281878441

1281878448

9781847690999

1847690998

OCLC:

437237420