Language Learning Strategies and Individual Learner Characteristics (Hardcover)

Rebecca L. Oxford

ISBN 10: 1350005045 / ISBN 13: 9781350005044

Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2018

Beschreibung

Hardcover. 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. By providing a wide range of examples of strategies in research and action in a number of countries, cultures, and educational settings, and by offering incisive section overviews and a detailed synthesis at the end, this book enables readers to develop a holistic understanding of language learning strategies. With additional online strategy materials available for downloading, Language Learning Strategies and Individual Learner Characteristics is invaluable to all those interested in helping language students learn more effectively. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781350005044

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Language Learning Strategies and Individual ...

Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 2018

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe:

Highlighting innovative studies and theoretical work on individual learner differences, this book explores how teachers can conduct strategy-based language instruction in diverse contexts.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

Rebecca L. Oxford is Professor Emerita and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the University of Maryland, USA, and Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.

Carmen M. Amerstorfer is Senior Scientist at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria.