Transcript Learning Strategy Training

Learning Strategy
Training
Background
1975, Rubin: good language learners facilitate
their learning.
 Good language learners:
- willing and accurate guessers who have a
strong desire to communicate, even appear
fool.
-attend to both meaning and form of their
message.
-practice and monitor their own speech as well
as others.
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Background (cont.)
In order to maximise (good) language
learners potential and contribute to their
autonomy, they need training in learning
strategies.
 Learning strategy training: training
students in the use of learning strategies
in order to improve their learning
effectiveness.
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Example in the textbook (LarsenFreeman, D.,2000,p.160)
1.T reads Ss’ learning journals- finds Ss’
learning problems.
2. T decides to have Ss to work on the
strategy of advance organisation.
3.T models the use of the strategy.
Example in the textbook (LarsenFreeman, D.,2000,p.160)
4. Ss practice the new learning strategy
(‘hand-on’ experience).
5. Ss evaluate their own success in learning
the strategy and modify it to meet their
own learning needs (self-regulated, selfassessment).
Principles
Teacher’s job is not only to teach lang. but
learning.
 Strategies should not be taught in isolation,
but rather as part of the content-area or
language curriculum.
 Help learners to continue to learn after
completing formal study of the target
language.
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Meta cognitive strategies
Use to plan, monitor and evaluate a
learning task.
 Arrange the conditions that help one to
learn.
 Set long and short-term goals.
 Check Ss’ comprehension during listening
or reading.
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Cognitive Strategies
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Learners interact and manipulate what is
to be learned.
e.g.: replaying a word or phrase mentally
to ‘listen’ to it again.
learn a new word by associating with
a familiar word by creating a visual
image.
Social/ affective strategies
Learners interact with other persons or
‘use affective control to assist learning.
e.g.: create situations to practice the target
lang.
use self-talk to think positively and talk
oneself through a difficult task, and
cooperate/ work with others to share
info, obtain feedback and complete a
task.
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