Language Learning Strategies in Independent Settings

Tim Lewis editor Stella Hurd editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Channel View Publications Ltd

Published:3rd Oct '08

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Language Learning Strategies in Independent Settings cover

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.

The book has a good balance between theory, research and reports on practice, with useful illustration of tools and resources, and variety in the language and cultural contexts discussed.

-- Dr Ema Ushioda, Centre for English Language Teacher Education (CELTE), University of Warwick

This book extends the field of language learning strategies to ILL contexts through overviews of pertinent research to date. Its strength is in venturing to present theoretical frameworks and methodological examples for fields of focus in ILL that are frankly begging for more research. The book provides an informed foundation as a jumping off point.

-- Lynn Erler, University of Oxford, UK * System 37 (200

ISBN: 9781847690975

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm

Weight: 538g

352 pages