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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"language learning strategies"”.
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Language learning strategies of Botswana students : An exploratory study
The purpose of this research is to explore the learning strategies used by Botswana students acquiring English as a second language. It also examines whether the choice of strategies is affected by the factors of different age/level of education, proficiency and gender. The research also explores …
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An action research study of pronunciation training, language learning strategies and speaking confidence
… However traditional approaches to English language teaching still dominate Thai classrooms. Language teachers should not focus on reciting but should teach from their own understanding of language learning and help learners gain more competence with confidence. This study is a collaborative …
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Language learning strategies employed by engineering students learning English at the tertiary level in Thailand
… It has been designed a) to describe types of language learning strategies which Thai engineering students reported employing; b) to investigate patterns of variations in frequency of students' reported strategy use with reference to type of institution, gender, `perceived' class size, location …
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Language learning strategies and tolerance of ambiguity of Korean midshipmen learning English as a foreign language
This study explores patterns of language learning strategies and the degree of tolerance of ambiguity of Korean Naval Academy midshipmen. The subjects, 377 midshipmen, were divided into three groups according to class, major, and proficiency, and the results were analyzed by group. The study also …
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The Impact of Teaching Methods on Language Learning Strategies Employed by Learners in a Foreign Language Context
Language learning strategies (LLS) have been the focus of research since the mid-1970s up to the present; however, teaching them has not received the same attention. The present study is an attempt to bridge this gap by investigating how they could be taught. The overall aim of the study is to …
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Second language learning strategies and factors affecting their use: a qualitative study of the experiences of missionaries in Nepal
… past 20 years identifying the effective second language learning strategies of language learners is a topic that has received considerable attention in the field of second language acquisition. More recently, research has focused on the factors that affect strategy use. Attention has been …
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Integration of Language Learning Strategies and Self-efficacy Enhancing Strategies for Second Language Acquisition: A Design and Development Study
… identify combinations of self-efficacy enhancing strategies and language learning strategies and to align them with Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction (1985). If worked together, these combinations can be used by educators to encourage students studying abroad to acquire second language skills in …
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Perceptual Learning Style Preferences and Their Relationship to Language Learning Strategies in Adult Students of English as a Second Language
… the differences that exist among second language learners, researchers have focused on different aspects of cognitive learning style--an individual's preferred means of processing information. Within the cognitive domain, perceptual learning style emerges as a neglected, yet significant …
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Modeling Relationships Between the Use of English as a Second Language Learning Strategies and the Test Performance of Asian Students
… study found only weak relationships between language learning strategies and language proficiency. Only 13% and 15% of variance of the listening and grammar/reading factor were explained by the language teaming strategies. The model for the relationships among the metacognitive, cognitive, …
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The learning strategies of beginning ESL learners at the primary level
This study investigates the language learning strategies used by beginning level ESL learners at the primary level. Scholars in the field have suggested that successful language learners employ certain strategies to aid their learning of a second language and that unsuccessful language learners …
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Approaches to study and learning environment in medical schools with special reference to the Gulf countries
… is to facilitate and encourage students' learning. Students' learning is influenced by several factors which have been classified into two main categories: students' characteristics, e. g. learning styles and environmental features. Many instruments have been developed to identify …
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Facilitating the development of learning strategies in an online learning environment
This research sets to explore and facilitate language learning strategies in an online learning environment. Massive Open Online Courses are the new technology-enhanced learning approach for online learning. This study, therefore, used MOOCs as a way to deliver the module. A module was designed and …
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The relationship between individual differences, training in second language aural comprehension strategies and performance in year 9 Indonesian language students
… parts to this research. The first part measures language learning strategies (LLS) and other individual differences (IDs), as well as the relationship between LLS and the other IDs of year 9 students of Indonesian as a foreign language (L2). The second part measures differences in use of LLS …
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Stratégies et représentations de l'apprentissage du français langue étrangère chez des lycéens vietnamiens : description et étude de leur rapport avec les compétences linguistiques
Strategies that language learners use and their beliefs about language learning are fields that have interested many researchers in recent years. So, what are language learning strategies used by Vietnamese learners of French as foreign language? What are their beliefs concerning language learning? …
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An Examination of the Factors Underlying the Motivation and Learning Strategies of Generation 1.5 Korean American Students
Comprehensive research into student learning has established that the effective use of learning strategies will enable students to take responsibility for their own learning, enhance their motivation in the learning process, and improve their academic success (Sternberg & Grigorenko, 2001). …
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L'efficacité du programme de l'année à l'étranger pour les étudiants de français au Ghana: perspectives des professeurs et des étudiants
The growing interest in learning French in Ghana has become markedly noticeable. This increase can be attributed to a strategic emphasis placed on French education by the Ghanaian government, driven by the country's close proximity to francophone neighbors like Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Togo. …
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Assessment of strategy inventory of language learning (sill) in students learning a second language
Language learning strategies (LLS) employed by students learning a second language are evaluated for frequency of use and relationship to measures of linguistic competency and grades. LLS are measured here by use of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL), version 5.1 for native English …
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Designing a teacher orientation course for English as a foreign language faculty at Saudi Arabian universities: the case of a private university in Riyadh
This study took place at an English language Centre (Foundation Institute at a university) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to address the problem of English instructors’ attrition. After studying the related literature, that connects the faculty attrition to the implementation of a purpose-made faculty …
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Autonomy in foreign language learning: An exploratory analysis of Japanese learners
… has received increased attention: in the recent language teaching and learning literature. Although Holec (1981) proposed a somewhat categorical definition of learner autonomy, this concept can be viewed in various ways depending on factors such as context and culture. One may posit, for example, …
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Second language learning at a distance: Metacognition, affect, learning strategies and learner support in relation to the development of autonomy. Volume 1: Introduction to the published work
… published between 1998 and 2007 on independent language learning in universities. I also refer to papers I have published that are concerned exclusively with language learning and teaching in adult education in order to contextualise my research. The publications selected for this work chart my …
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