Language learning strategies and individual learner characteristics : situating strategy use in diverse contexts / edited by Rebecca L. Oxford and Carmen M. Amerstorfer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oxford, Rebecca L., editor.

Amerstorfer, Carmen M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Methodology.

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Second language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 317 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Summary:

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Understanding language learning strategies in context : an innovative, complexity-based approach / Rebecca L. Oxford, Roberta Z. Lavine, and Carmen M. Amerstorfer

Moving from theory to practice : a closer look at language learner strategies / Andrew D. Cohen

How individual differences relate to successful strategy use : self-regulated language learners round the world / Carol Griffiths

Listening to highly anxious EFL learners through the use of narrative : metacognitive and affective strategies for learner self-regulation / Christina Gkonou

Modelling a prototypical use of language learning strategies : decision tree-based methods in multiple contexts / Atsushi Mizumoto and Osamu Takeuchi

Mixing methods : investigating self-regulated strategies in a cooperative EFL learning environment / Carmen M. Amerstorfer

Making language learning strategies research useful : insights from China for the world / Peter Yongqi Gu

Language learning strategies of Greek EFL primary and secondary school learners : how individual characteristics affect strategy use / Angeliki Psaltou-Joycey and Zoe Gavriilidou

The use of pronunciation learning strategies in form-focused and meaning-focused activities : the impact of contextual and individual difference variables / Miroslaw Pawlak

Preparing teachers for language learning strategy instruction in diverse classrooms : a program for new teachers / Anna Uhl Chamot

Investigating English majors? : affective strategy use, test anxiety, and strategy instruction: contextual influences / Jakub Bielak and Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak

Young language learners in classroom contexts : the development of strategy assessment methods and tools / Pamela Gunning and Carolyn E. Turner

Conclusion : lessons learned and a look at the future of situated learning strategies / Carmen M. Amerstorfer and Rebecca L. Oxford.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350005044

1350005045

OCLC:

974672838