Language learning styles and strategies: Concepts and relationships

Oxford, Rebecca L.

doi:10.1515/iral.2003.012

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“…Nowadays, it is widely acknowledged that learning strategies have become one of the main factors that help students to learn a second or foreign language successfully (Oxford, 2003). This educational issue has been mainly tackled by researchers such as: Kumaravadivelu (2001); Oxford (2003); Herrera and Murry (2011);Herrera, Kavimandan, and Holmes (2011), among others, individuals whose findings continually remind educators of the power of designing, adapting, or applying effective teaching methods in order to promote the use or creation of learning strategies that pave the way for learners to take charge of their own development in language learning and consequently increase their autonomous learning.…”

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Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition

Montaño-González¹

2017

UCFL

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Learning strategies refer to a set of tactics that people use in order to gain control over their own learning process.Nowadays, enhancing strategies in second or foreign language classrooms is one of the teachers' roles, since their mission is to facilitate the learning among their students and make their thinking process visible. In order to teach a second language (L2) effectively, educators must take into consideration the needs and biographies of each learner, as a result, they are able to employ methodologies that guide students in using strategies which enhance their L2 learning process. This paper helps readers understand the concept of such strategies and its importance in terms of accelerating and facilitating English learning by putting forth a number of the definitions of the concept as posited by different authors. Then, it discusses three differing approaches to L2 instruction such as Grammatical, Communicative, and Cognitive in order to identify which of these approaches promote useful learning strategies in the classroom. And finally, based on the Biography Driven Instruction (BDI) model, this paper analyzes on how four learning strategies were put into practice in settings of English as a Foreign Language (EFL).

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Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition

Montaño-González¹

2017

UCFL

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“…Otherwise, it wouldn't lead to what is expected from a language learner. That is why Oxford (2003) maintains that "memory strategies are often used for memorizing vocabulary and structures in initial stages of language learning, but that learners need such strategies much less when their arsenal of vocabulary and structures has become larger" (p.13).…”

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“…Maria-Luise (1997) refers to the sensitivity of associative memory to the frequency of input which explains why simple memorization strategies such as repetition can enhance learning. Oxford (2003) might be right to claim that "memoryrelated strategies help learners link one L2 item or concept with another but do not necessarily involve deep understanding"(p.13); but if used appropriately, lots of benefits are withdrawn from the use of such strategies. Robinson (1995) claims that after the form has been noticed in short-term memory, rehearsal leads to further encoding of the form in long-term memory.…”

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Memorization Makes Progress

Nasrollahi-Mouziraji

2015

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Abstract-There are disputes over the role of memorization in language learning. Memorized language, a mainstay of education for almost all of recorded history, was widely repudiated for suppressing creativity, understanding and enjoyment in learners. This paper aims at highlighting the fact that, despite these criticisms, memorization is a helpful strategy which can be employed by the learners and teachers in their process of language learning and teaching. It is discussed that memorization: 1) provides the learner with linguistic data; 2) is the first step to understanding; 3) enhances association in memory; 4) causes cognitive development as a learning strategy; 5) helps noticing; 6) provides rehearsal; 7) is especially helpful in early stages of learning. It is also pointed out that all these become possible when memorization is accompanied and complemented by other strategies and techniques.

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“…In the last three decades, researchers have focused their attention on finding out these difficulties. Many studies have aimed at the analysis and evaluation of learning and teaching strategies, and additional studies have been carried out on instructional materials, which can help to minimize the problems and can aid to the effective development of oral skills (OXFORD, 2003;CHAMOT, 2004;CHEN, 2005;HINKEL, 2006;CHANG, 2009;KLUGE;REIS, 2011;XAVIER;BALTHAZAR, 2011;etc. ).…”

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“…Metacognitive strategies examples are identifying one's own learning style preferences and needs, planning for an L2 task, gathering and organizing materials, arranging a study space and a schedule, monitoring mistakes, and evaluating task success, and evaluating the success of any type of learning strategy (OXFORD, 2003).…”

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O Uso De Portais Educacionais No Ensino-Aprendizagem De Inglês Para Fins Específicos

Oliveira

2017

Alfa, rev. linguíst. (São José Rio Preto)

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■ ABSTRACT: Besides reading and writing, the learning and development of listening and speaking skills have affected and worried a great number of learners, especially in the ESP context. Some studies have focused their attention on finding these difficulties and proposing solutions that can perhaps minimize these problems. Aiming to contribute to the debate, this study investigates listening and speaking activities displayed in five English educational portals with the objective of identifying what kind of pedagogical tasks and exercises are suggested and their textual configuration in the digital context. The results revealed that the majority of activities can be considered as additional instructional materials which can be used in the classroom because of the relevant issues presented. However, to be used directly in the digital context these activities need to be reformulated and adapted to allow teachers and learners to use all the technological resources in an effective and functional way.

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Language learning styles and strategies: Concepts and relationships

Cited by 435 publications

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Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition

Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition

Memorization Makes Progress

O Uso De Portais Educacionais No Ensino-Aprendizagem De Inglês Para Fins Específicos

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