Language learner strategies : contexts, issues and applications in second language learning and teaching / Michael James Grenfell and Vee Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grenfell, Michael, 1953- author.

Harris, Vee, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Languages, Modern.

Language teachers--Training of.

Language teachers.

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Language and languages.

Education, Bilingual.

Physical Description:

xi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Summary:

Language Learner Strategies combines principles with research and classroom practice, providing a new view of language learning to in to inform policy and teaching methodology. Grenfell and Harris explore a range of contemporary issues including the strategies of 12-15 year olds learning Modern Languages such as French, German, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. A special focus is given to the sociocultural aspects of learner strategies and their link with psychological contexts in which they are used. The authors explore the cognitive turn in language learner strategy research and the practical teaching approaches it helps to develop. It sets a future agenda for learner strategy research and classroom practice Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Basics: Principles and Practice 7

1 The Case for Language Learner Strategies and How It Responds to Modern Foreign Languages 9

2 What Research Tells Us 21

Part 2 Strategies in Practice: From Theory to Research Practice 47

Introduction to Part Two 47

Section A Progress in Modern Languages: What Difference Does Strategy Based Instruction Make? 53

3 The Role of Sociocultural Factors and Strategy Based Instruction 55

4 The Role of Affective Strategies in Students' Learning 79

Section B Beyond the Monolingual Learner of European Languages 99

5 Learning a Third Language: What Learning Strategies Do Bilingual Students Bring? 101

6 Strategies Used to Memorize Mandarin Chinese Written Characters 123

Conclusion to Part Two 149

Part 3 Applications 151

Introduction to Part Three 151

7 Strategy Based Instruction 153

8 Shaping Learning: Curricula and Syllabuses 179

9 Language Learner Strategies and Teacher Education 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-244) and index.

ISBN:

9781474264143

147426414X

9781474264136

1474264131

OCLC:

958780470