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Price, Nancy L., and n/a. "The Development of Strategic Learners: A Study of Teaching and Learning." Griffith University. School of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, 2006. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070315.105718.
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This thesis study set as its objective to investigate the effect of a comprehensive intervention to develop strategic learners on participating teachers and students. The intervention, named CORE Program for Strategic Teaching and Learning, was implemented throughout the entire curriculum by every teacher in Grades 7 - 12 in the Classical School. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methodology was used for the study. Grade 7 students were chosen for research purposes. Teacher participants included both certified and non-certified individuals, all with degrees in their area of instruction, whose experience ranged from none to decades. The student population was atypical, as it was composed of very highly-achieving and above average students in a private school. A review of the literature was made in an attempt to determine the critical elements of strategic learning and the necessary components for a successful intervention. Metacognition, self-regulation, self-efficacy, attribution for success, learning goal orientation, motivation, volitional control, and learning strategies were found to be interactive processes within strategic learning. Borrowing from chaos theory, strategic learning was viewed as a complex web of interacting influences, from which one could not extract a particular element to examine. Therefore, the study attempted to implement an intervention that would affect all of the above-named skills and attitudes exemplified by strategic learners. Teachers involved accepted the intervention and utilized it within their teaching, showing progress in ease of inclusion with years of experience in the program. The study data showed that the intervention had a generally positive student learning effect on 17 out of 21 items surveyed, with statistical significance determined for five items. The intervention was equally effective with very high-achieving students as well as with the lowest achieving students in the population studied.
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Price, Nancy L. "The Development of Strategic Learners: A Study of Teaching and Learning." Thesis, Griffith University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367190.
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This thesis study set as its objective to investigate the effect of a comprehensive intervention to develop strategic learners on participating teachers and students. The intervention, named CORE Program for Strategic Teaching and Learning, was implemented throughout the entire curriculum by every teacher in Grades 7 - 12 in the Classical School. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methodology was used for the study. Grade 7 students were chosen for research purposes. Teacher participants included both certified and non-certified individuals, all with degrees in their area of instruction, whose experience ranged from none to decades. The student population was atypical, as it was composed of very highly-achieving and above average students in a private school. A review of the literature was made in an attempt to determine the critical elements of strategic learning and the necessary components for a successful intervention. Metacognition, self-regulation, self-efficacy, attribution for success, learning goal orientation, motivation, volitional control, and learning strategies were found to be interactive processes within strategic learning. Borrowing from chaos theory, strategic learning was viewed as a complex web of interacting influences, from which one could not extract a particular element to examine. Therefore, the study attempted to implement an intervention that would affect all of the above-named skills and attitudes exemplified by strategic learners. Teachers involved accepted the intervention and utilized it within their teaching, showing progress in ease of inclusion with years of experience in the program. The study data showed that the intervention had a generally positive student learning effect on 17 out of 21 items surveyed, with statistical significance determined for five items. The intervention was equally effective with very high-achieving students as well as with the lowest achieving students in the population studied.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
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Edwards, Robert. "The measurement of strategic competence in second language learners." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0011/NQ39739.pdf.
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Weil, Brigitte. "Supporting college students with learning disabilities to become strategic learners." Thesis, McGill University, 2011. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=104566.
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College students with learning disabilitities (LDs) find college especially challenging as they often do not have the skills necessary to be successful in higher education. This thesis examined how strategic learning strategies are affected by constructivist support services for postsecondary students with LDs studying at a postsecondary institution. At Time 1 students with LDs who received support used motivation and time management strategies significantly more than students with LDs who did not receive support. Students with LDs who received support did not differ significantly in their use of anxiety strategies from students with LDs who did not receive support. Neither support history, presence of a LD nor an interaction of support and LD were significant for any of the three areas of strategy use (motivation, anxiety and time management) at Time 1. Students with LDs who received support received grades comparable to their peers without LDs and no support. The strategy use of students with LDs who received support did not change significantly from Time 1 to Time 2.Les étudiants avec troubles d'apprentisages (TA) au niveau collégial vont souventindiquer que l'école est un défi car ils n'ont pas toujours les compétences nécessaire pour réussir à ce niveau. Ce mémoire examine comment les stratégies d'apprentissages stratégiques sont affecter par les services spécialisés constructivist pour les étudiants au niveau collégial avec TA. Au début de l'année scolaire les étudiants avec TA qui recevaient les services spécialisés utilisaient les stratégies pour la motivation et pour gérer le temps plus que les étudiants avec des TA qui ne recevaient pas les services spécialisés. Les étudiants avec les TA qui recevaient les services spécialisés n'ont pas utiliser les stratégies pour gérer l'anxieté différemment que les étudiants avec des TA qui ne recevaient pas les services spécialisés. Ni l'histoire des services spécialisés reçus, les TA, ou une combinaison des deux facteurs a été considérablement différent pour les trois domaines de stratégies (motivation, anxiété, gérer le temps). Les étudiants avec les TA qui recevaient des services spécialisés ont reçu des notes comparables aux étudiants sans TA qui ne recevaient pas des services spécialisés. L'utilisation des domaines de stratégies n'ont pas changé considérablement dès le début de l'année scolaire.
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Ahmadian, Moussa. "Interlanguage conformity in strategic competence : ability to use compensatory strategies by second language learners in referential communication." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1996. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3524/.
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This study investigates the use of strategic competence (SC) by L2 learners in referential communication within the framework of "IL-conformity", a process which is believed to be partly responsible for SLA. It explores the extent to which IL SC conforms to the similarities of this competence in the performance of speakers of different native languages (Lls). It also examines whether the IL-conformity, if any, is task-in/dependent and relates to L2 proficiency levels. Strategic competence refers here to the knowledge/ability to use compensatory (problem-solving) strategies to solve communication problems and to achieve the intended goals. Although studies on SLA have shown that IL conforms to the general (universal) properties of human language, they have focused on the grammatical aspects of language. The communicative aspects of language, particularly SC, have not been touched upon within this framework to date. In this study, as a point of departure, two hypotheses are tested: (1) IL SC will conform more or less to the general properties (or similarities) of SC observed in the performance of speakers of different Lls across various tasks. That is, if particular strategies are used similarly by the speakers of different Lis in performing a given task, such strategies will be used by IL speakers for the same task to a certain extent, and if task variability causes various performance of SC, IL-conformity will occur across various tasks. (2) Degree of IL-conformity corresponds to the degree of L2 proficiency level. The performance of SC of 30 English and 30 Persian adult L1 speakers, and two groups of 30 Farsi-speaking ESL university students of different L2 levels was studied. The subjects communicated three different tasks to their interlocutors. The results appeared to be in support of the hypotheses. The possible reasons for the speakers' strategic language behaviour are discussed along with the theoretical and pedagogical implications for instructed SLA.
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Bygate, Martin. "Linguistic and strategic features of the language of learners in oral communication exercises." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1988. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10006551/.
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Rababah, Ghaleb Ahmed Ali. "An investigation into the strategic competence of Arab learners of English at Jordanian universities." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/953.
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This thesis is a qualitative study of the strategic competence of Arab English majors at Yarmouk University in Jordan. Its aim is to fill the gap found in communication strategy (CS) research, which has at present little relevance to the Jordanian situation. Its main aim is to determine which communication strategies (CSs) are used by English majors while communicating in Ll Arabic and L2 English. Furthermore, since meaning is very important in language teaching, it aims to examine whether the messages transmitted by the learners are successful and comprehensible or not. This will increase our knowledge of how and by means of which strategies Arab English majors overcome their communication problems, and which strategies they use in communicating in their native language. The subjects of the study are 30 English majors at Yarmouk University, a typical Jordanian university, put into three proficiency levels according to an adapted TOEFL test. The sample represents a full range of English majors' ability at the English Department of the same university. Their ages range from 19-23. ... The main finding of the research is that English majors make wide use of CSs. These strategies are mostly L2- English based strategies. Another finding is that in spite of their limited linguistic knowledge, English majors manage to communicate their intended meaning by making use of CSs. It is also found that the learners' use of CSs is related to their proficiency level, in that Ll-Arabic based strategies decrease as proficiency improves. One of the most interesting additional findings is the effect of the mother tongue/Arabic which increases the variety of strategy use. For example, literal translation and word coinage are widely influenced by mother tongue interference. It is found that Arabic speakers use many communication strategies when compared with speakers of other languages in CS research. The subjects' use of CSs is also related to the type of task they are performing. Finally, Arab learners use CSs in their native language, but when compared to the CSs used in their target language, these are fewer in terms of frequency and vary in terms of type. Pedagogical implications and recommendations for further research are presented in light of the findings.
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Djoudi, Miriama. "Lingustic competence and strategic competence of second language learners in the area of the English verb-system : a cross-sectional study of interlanguage." Thesis, University of Essex, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.237539.
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Ibrahim, Hany Ibrahim Ahmad. "The strategic reading processes of Egyptian EFL learners : a framework for reading curricula redesign and reform." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496767.
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Based on an interpretive-constructivist paradigm, this study aimed at probing into the strategic reading processes of Egyptian EFL learners and their relationship with social and personal factors. In other words, it aimed at investigating a) students' perceptions of themselves as readers; b) students' knowledge about the task in terms of reading goals, text structure, and reading criteria; c) students' knowledge about and use of reading strategies, and finally d) students' knowledge about sources of reading difficulty. Moreover, the study intended to investigate the learning style preferences of students and their relationship with strategy use. Finally the study aimed at utilising this investigation for developing a framework for reading curricula planning and design.
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Gajjout, Hassane. "Strategic politeness enactment in first and foreign language acquisition: with soecial reference to moroccan learners of english." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/212282.
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Liu, Ping-yu. "Taiwanese first year university EFL learners' metacognitive awareness and use of reading strategies in learning to read : proficiency levels and text types." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/16150.
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Although studies on L2 learning strategies are a major strand of second language research, recent research has shifted its focus onto language learners’ metacognitive awareness and use of strategies. Previous studies shed important light on the amelioration in L2 educational practices, but research on learners’ metacognition in the reading process in EFL contexts remains insufficient, especially at the university level in terms of the emic view of the participants studied in Taiwan. Based on an interpretive stance, this exploratory case study aimed at probing 12 Taiwanese first year university EFL learners’ metacognitive awareness and use of reading strategies during their strategic reading process, and the relationship with proficiency levels and texts of both the narrative and the expository type. This study relies on the think aloud and immediately retrospective protocols of 6 high proficient and 6 low proficient readers as the principal sources of data. The think aloud protocols and the immediately retrospective interviews were transcribed and subjected to content analysis by means of coding them. Taiwanese first year university EFL readers’ metacognitive awareness and use of reading strategies were then analysed and interpreted from a broad metacognitive perspective within the information processing model in terms of strategy application for reading comprehension problem-solving. The findings revealed that the participants demonstrated an awareness and control of their cognitive activities while reading. The strategies they employed were grouped into the categories of supporting reading strategies (SRSs), cognitive reading strategies (CRSs), and metacognitive reading strategies (MRSs). The study found that these learners’ metacognitive awareness and use of reading strategies in learning to read were closely related to L2 proficiency. The low proficient readers’ unfamiliarity with L2 is a hindrance to their reading comprehension which, in turn, disabled them from using the strategies appropriately and effectively. Furthermore, the high proficient readers outperformed their low proficient counterparts in terms of both the quality and quantity of strategies used. Both groups did not use the same strategy types. The findings also revealed that certain types of reading strategy were used differently due to the texts of the narrative and the expository type across the different ability levels. The existing literature on metacognitive awareness and use of reading strategies in learning to read is discussed and pedagogical implications for teachers of L2 reading are offered. These implications include suggestions made for providing learners with explicit reading and strategy instruction and texts with different structure in relation to strategy use. Finally, the limitations of the current research study and recommendations for further research were stated.
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Spivey, Rosalyn Dubose. "Strategic reading instruction in the upper elementary grades leading and supporting a community of learners : a mixed methods study /." Birmingham, Ala. : University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007. http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/dt/2007p/spivey.pdf.
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Mieure, Danell Bench. "An Exploratory Study of Purposeful and Strategic Communicative Techniques to Teach Vocabulary From Core Reading Programs to English Learners." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2085.
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This study explored the effect of implementing purposeful and strategic communicative techniques situated in aspects of the communicative approach to language learning when teaching vocabulary from a core reading program to English learners. Given the importance of vocabulary instruction and the widespread use of core reading programs, it is imperative such studies are conducted to determine effective instructional practices of vocabulary with core reading programs for English learners. Participants were 73 fifth-grade English learners nested in classrooms of 11 teachers who were randomly assigned to the instructional treatment group or to the comparison group. Both the treatment and comparison groups were taught vocabulary words from the districtadopted core reading program. The treatment group implemented an intervention specifically designed to teach vocabulary using several methods recommended in the research with the potential to increase vocabulary acquisition of English learners. The methods were used in a communicative approach to instruction, in which oral interaction was a main focus of the treatment. Student vocabulary acquisition was measured with a mastery test administered at the beginning and end of the study and with weekly quizzes. Additional data from classroom observations, teacher logs, and student work were collected on the fidelity of the implementation of the treatment and on the vocabulary instructional strategies used by the comparison group teachers. Linear regression analysis revealed a significant difference in growth of vocabulary skills from pretest to posttest between treatment and comparison groups (p = .001), with students in the treatment group showing greater progress than students in the comparison group. This study confirmed the effectiveness of implementing purposeful and strategic communicative techniques for successful vocabulary acquisition for English learners.
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Hensley, Nikki. "Teacher Perceptions of Blended Learning to Support 21st Century Learners." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3821.
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand teacher perceptions of blended learning as an instructional methodology for addressing the needs of diverse learners. The researcher explored the perceptions of teachers who were participating in an ongoing professional development program within their school district. This program focused on improving teaching and learning through the implementation of a blended learning approach. The researcher examined the experiences of teachers as they learned to adapt pedagogical practices to address the learning needs of 21st century students through blended learning. The researcher sought to gain a better understanding of how teachers perceived that utilizing a blended learning methodology impacted pedagogical beliefs, practices, and student learning. Based on the research questions guiding this study, data was collected from individual, in-depth interviews with fifteen educators. Twelve participants were classroom teachers and three participants were school administrators. The analysis of this data identified the following commonalities regarding teacher perceptions of blended learning as an instructional methodology for addressing the needs of diverse learners: knowledge and understanding of effective instructional practices, enhancing instruction with the strategic use of technology, personalizing learning, technology-enabled assessments to support instruction, engaging and empowering learners, and relevant professional development and support. These results can benefit educators in adapting effective instructional practices to reach all learners.
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Jonklass, Raymond. "Learners' strategies for solving linear equations." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52915.
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Thesis (MEd)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Algebra deals amongst others with the relationship between variables. It differs from Arithmetic amongst others as there is not always a numerical solution to the problem. An algebraic expression can even be the solution to the problem in Algebra. The variables found in Algebra are often represented by letters such as X, y, etc. Equations are an integral part of Algebra. To solve an equation, the value of an unknown must be determined so that the left hand side of the equation is equal to the right hand side. There are various ways in which the solving of equations can be taught. The purpose of this study is to determine the existence of a cognitive gap as described by Herseovies & Linchevski (1994) in relation to solving linear equations. When solving linear equations, an arithmetical approach is not always effective. A new way of structural thinking is needed when solving linear equations in their different forms. In this study, learners' intuitive, informal ways of solving linear equations were examined prior to any formal instruction and before the introduction of algebraic symbols and notation. This information could help educators to identify the difficulties learners have when moving from solving arithmetical equations to algebraic equations. The learners' errors could help educators plan effective ways of teaching strategies when solving linear equations. The research strategy for this study was both quantitative and qualitative. Forty-two Grade 8 learners were chosen to individually do assignments involving different types of linear equations. Their responses were recorded, coded and summarised. Thereafter the learners' responses were interpreted, evaluated and analysed. Then a representative sample of fourteen learners was chosen randomly from the same class and semi-structured interviews were conducted with them From these interviews the learners' ways of thinking when solving linear equations, were probed. This study concludes that a cognitive gap does exist in the context of the investigation. Moving from arithmetical thinking to algebraic thinking requires a paradigm shift. To make adequate provision for this change in thinking, careful curriculum planning is required.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Algebra behels onder andere die verwantskap tussen veranderlikes. Algebra verskil van Rekenkunde onder andere omdat daar in Algebra nie altyd 'n numeriese oplossing vir die probleem is nie. InAlgebra kan 'n algebraïese uitdrukking somtyds die oplossing van 'n probleem wees. Die veranderlikes in Algebra word dikwels deur letters soos x, y, ens. voorgestel. Vergelykings is 'n integrale deel van Algebra. Om vergelykings op te los, moet 'n onbekende se waarde bepaal word, om die linkerkant van die vergelyking gelyk te maak aan die regterkant. Daar is verskillende maniere om die oplossing van algebraïese vergelykings te onderrig. Die doel van hierdie studie is om die bestaan van 'n sogenaamde "kognitiewe gaping" soos beskryf deur Herseovies & Linchevski (1994), met die klem op lineêre vergelykings, te ondersoek. Wanneer die oplossing van 'n linêere vergelyking bepaal word, is 'n rekenkundige benadering nie altyd effektiefnie. 'n Heel nuwe, strukturele manier van denke word benodig wanneer verskillende tipes linêere vergelykings opgelos word. In hierdie studie word leerders se intuitiewe, informele metodes ondersoek wanneer hulle lineêre vergelykings oplos, voordat hulle enige formele metodes onderrig is en voordat hulle kennis gemaak het met algebraïese simbole en notasie. Hierdie inligting kan opvoeders help om leerders se kognitiewe probleme in verband met die verskil tussen rekenkundige en algebraïese metodes te identifiseer.Die foute wat leerders maak, kan opvoeders ook help om effektiewe onderrigmetodes te beplan, wanneer hulle lineêre vergelykings onderrig. As leerders eers die skuif van rekenkundige metodes na algebrarese metodes gemaak het, kan hulle besef dat hul primitiewe metodes nie altyd effektief is nie. Die navorsingstrategie wat in hierdie studie aangewend is, is kwalitatief en kwantitatief Twee-en-veertig Graad 8 leerders is gekies om verskillende tipes lineêre vergelykings individueel op te los. Hul antwoorde is daarna geïnterpreteer, geëvalueer en geanaliseer. Daarna is veertien leerders uit hierdie groep gekies en semigestruktureerde onderhoude is met hulle gevoer. Vanuit die onderhoude kon 'n dieper studie van die leerders se informele metodes van oplossing gemaak word. Die gevolgtrekking wat in hierdie studie gemaak word, is dat daar wel 'n kognitiewe gaping bestaan in die konteks van die studie. Leerders moet 'n paradigmaskuif maak wanneer hulle van rekenkundige metodes na algebraïese metodes beweeg. Hierdie klemverskuiwing vereis deeglike kurrikulumbeplanning.
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Mooneyham, John C. "Instructional Strategies for Elementary English Learners." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5921.
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Mooneyham, John C. "Instructional Strategies for Young English Learners." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5922.
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Ng, Wai Chun Janet. "Unknown words : L2 learners' handling strategies." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2001. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/374.
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Faulconbridge, Robert Ian. "The development of learning and teaching strategies and technical texts for diverse groups of adult learners." University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, 2008. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00004785/.
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[Abstract]: Designing, developing and delivering effective technical education for diverse groups of adult learners is important for both the learners and the future of the technical discipline. The many nuances associated with adult learners, combined with the challenges associated with exploring technically complex topics, make effective technical education difficult to achieve. An understanding of adult learners and teaching, coupled with a robustdevelopment framework can help produce effective teaching strategies and technical texts for diverse groups of adult learners.A literature review focusing on current research regarding adult learners was conducted to investigate some of the nuances of the adult learner. Specifically, thedifferences between adult learning and child learning were explored which lead to research on the role of experience in learning, the different approaches adult students typically take to learning, and the likely diversity in preferred learning styles within groups of adult learners.The literature review also investigated the role of the teacher in adult education, focusing on the need for learning facilitation in adult education. The desirable characteristics of teachers of adults were also investigated leading to an appreciation of the attitudes, attributes and approaches that teachers can take to enhance the learning experience for adults.A conceptual framework for the development and delivery of adult education courses was proposed and explained. The framework was based on established complexproblem solving principles and covered the entire lifecycle of an adult education course fromthe identification of a need for a course through to its delivery (and revision). The framework was based on a top-down approach to educational design. This was articulatedusing a VEE diagram that explained how the lifecycle stages (decision, design, development,and delivery) could build upon one another through concepts such as traceability, ongoingverification and feedback. The principles of adult learning and teaching were integrated intothe framework via the activities associated with the design, development and delivery of courses.The framework, and the information contained in the literature review, has been applied to the development of three different technical courses for three different groups of adult learners. As a result of the application of the framework and the development of thesecourses, a number of technical texts has been written and published to support the courses.The adaptability and success of the framework are evidenced by the ongoing and expanded adoption of the courses to support adult education, the publication record being established by the texts, and the positive student and peer review of the adult teaching strategiesemployed in those courses.It is concluded that the framework and the analyses arising from the literaturereview have the potential to be of value and interest to other teachers responsible for thedesign, development and/or delivery of adult education in technical fields.
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Zare'in-Dolab, Saeed. "Learners as readers : how EFL learners comprehend a reading text under different levels of language proficiency and content familiarity." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.388040.
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Wu, Manfred Man Fat. "A study of the metacognitive language-learning strategy use and language-learning style preferences of English L2 learners at a vocational education institute in Hong Kong." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/8667.
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This study identifies the relationship between preferred metacognitive language-learning strategies (MCLLSs) and language-learning styles (LLSYs) and their patterns of use amongst a selected group of learners at a vocational education institute in Hong Kong. Quantitative data were collected from 192 survey respondents and qualitative data from 8 interview participants. With regard to MCLLSs, the quantitative data reveal a medium to high use among learners, with Finding out about language learning, Self-monitoring and Paying attention identified as the most frequently used MCLLSs; with regard to style preferences, the quantitative data reveal a prevalence of multiple major preferences. The most favoured LLSYs are Auditory, Kinaesthetic and Group. The qualitative data show the reasons for using (and not using) particular MCLLSs as well as the reasons for preferring (and not preferring) particular LLSYs. The major factors which were found to determine the use of MCLLS were easiness of implementation, applicability, availability of opportunity, level of knowledge of strategies and motivation to use strategies. The major factors which were found to affect the choice of LLSYs were boredom, easiness in implementation and availability of practice opportunities. The study also identified the situations and language tasks in which MCLLSs were selectively used and in which particular LLSYs were favoured. The survey questionnaires and interviews reveal some differences in the use of MCLLSs and choice of LLSYs, and in the relationship between them. Despite the existence of these discrepancies, the findings from the two data sources were consistent in showing that there were no differences in the MCLLS use of learners with each of the six major style preferences. Several methodological issues, implications for teaching and directions for future research are discussed.
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Peng, Gao. "On the effectiveness of writing strategies in promoting 13-15 years old Chinese ESL learners' writing ability." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för lärande och miljö, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-8702.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of writing strategies in promoting 13-15 years old Chinese ESL learners’ writing ability. Two writing strategies I selected in this study are Julia's (in James 2000) 8-step writing strategy and Englert's (1991) POWER strategy. Both writing strategies are designed based on Hayes and Flower's (1989) theory of writing process but with different steps in guiding writing. According to their different functions, these two strategies can stand for two main kinds of writing strategies at present. The study included two questionnaires and two writing tests designed for fifteen Chinese students who were chosen randomly in grade 3 of a middle school. Through the analysis of these questionnaires, the students’ attitude to writing and the functions of writing strategies were collected in order to keep the two tests reliable and authentic. And then, the pre-test was used to evaluate these students' primary level of English writing; in the post-test, these students were divided into three groups: the first two groups received two writing strategies and the last one was no strategy group. The comparison of their writing results between the two tests were analysed. Both writing strategies groups in the post-test showed the effectiveness of the given writing strategies . Two writing strategies were chosen for this study according to the research objects' English level and cognitive capability. And the fifteen research objects chosen in Chinese middle school represent the average level of Chinese ESL learners in writing. The analysis of their results in both tests focused on the content of their writings and writing elements, such as, vocabulary, grammar, organization. In the qualitative research of the study, the 8-step writing strategy is shown to be the more effective one for 13-15 years old Chinese ESL learners.
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Nguyen, Hanh Thi Bich. "Second language reading strategies: Evidence from Vietnamese learners of English." OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1440.
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Despite the fact that a considerable body of empirical research has been done to examine the role of metacognitive strategic awareness both in L1 and L2 reading, controversial findings have been reported. In addition, although a substantial number of studies have been conducted to investigate reading strategy use by English learners of various first languages, there is a lack of research involving Vietnamese ESL learners. The present study was designed in order to add to the existing literature new evidence about the second language reading strategies used by Vietnamese ESL learners. Particularly, three main aspects of reading strategy use were investigated: 1) the reading strategies that are most frequently used by Vietnamese ESL learners; 2) the reading strategies that distinguish high achieving readers and low achieving readers; and 3) the reading strategies that are significantly associated with performance on lower order and higher order reading questions. The participants of the study were 32 Vietnamese ESL college students in Vietnam. The research instrument employed two tasks: a fourteen-item reading comprehension test and a five-point Likert scale survey of reading strategies (SORS). The reading test was used to divide the sample into a higher performing group and a lower performing group. The SORS was taken from Mokhtari and Sheorey (2002) and consists of 30 items which measure learners' frequency of use of global, problem solving and support strategies when reading academic materials in English. The data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, multiple independent samples t-tests, and multiple regressions. The frequency analysis revealed a fairly regular use of reading strategies by Vietnamese ESL learners. Of the three types of strategies, support strategies were the most frequently employed, followed by global and problem solving strategies. Regarding strategies used by the higher and lower performing readers, the results revealed significant differences in the use of 5 global and 1 problem solving strategies. In addition, the study found that participants' performance on higher order and lower order reading questions was significantly associated with a set of reading strategies. Specifically, 14 reading strategies were significantly correlated with performance on lower order reading questions and 22 reading strategies with performance on higher order reading questions. These findings have provided new evidence and insight about the use of reading strategies in second language reading, particularly focusing on the relationships between strategy use and reading performance and strategy use and type of reading questions. Especially, the findings about the relationship between reading strategies and performance on lower order and higher order reading questions are novel, which fact, undeniably, requires further research in order for these findings to be validated and expanded. Finally, the present study's findings carry valuable pedagogical implications concerning the design of ESL reading curricula and the practice of teaching ESL reading strategies. Namely, curriculum designers and teachers should take into account the following issues: 1) the universality and uniqueness of ESL learners' preferences for reading strategies; 2) the connection between strategy use and reading performance, and 3) the fact that effective performance on higher and lower order questions is correlated with the use of specific reading strategies.
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Besich, Marilyn Ann. "Learning tactics of successful online learners." Diss., Montana State University, 2005. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2005/besich/BesichM0505.pdf.
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Li, Yao. "L2 Learners' Attitudes to English Vocabulary Learning Strategies." Thesis, Kristianstad University College, School of Teacher Education, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-969.
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Doering, Lynda. "Language learning strategies of younger second language learners." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0019/MQ58027.pdf.
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Chen, Long. "Lexical strategies of advanced Chinese learners of English." Marburg Tectum-Verl, 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2798635&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.
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Taga, Yumi. "Vocabulary learning strategies of Chinese learners studying Japanese." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31944693.
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Abdullah, Normah. "The oral communication strategies of Malaysian L2 learners." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288691.
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Wibell-Kähr, Gustav, and Ek Filip Nilsson. "Analyzing the benefits of reading strategy instruction for reading comprehension in L2 English learners." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-40266.
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This study investigates the potential benefits of reading strategy instruction in the English classroom in an L2 learner context. We examined the effects of reading strategy instruction on reading comprehension for L2 learners and investigated howreading strategies should be taught in the context of Swedish upper secondary school. To this end, six empirical studies were evaluated. We found that reading strategy instruction had a positive impact on reading comprehension in general, but that it was especially effective for certain student groups. Namely, intermediate learners benefitted more than other groups, while the weakest students improved the least in response to instruction. Furthermore, the research we examined suggests that it may be advantageous to focus on teaching a single strategy at a time. However, it is important to eventually expand students’ range ofstrategies long-term, since many pupils tend to over-rely on problem-solving strategies to the detriment of their progress in reading. Thus, emphasizing the less frequently used support strategies during instruction may help students read moreefficiently. Additionally, for reading strategies to best benefit learners, they should be taught in a clear, step-by-step manner. Finally, we argue that using aspects of Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory to inform lesson plans would greatly benefit students, especially those who are less proficient. Due to the lack of research in the increasingly heterogeneous Western world, future research should investigate how reading strategy instruction behaves in a multicultural context in the West.
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Lin, Chai-Wei. "Second Language Learners' Recognition of Unknown Words." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2212.
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Recent research has underscored the important role of second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition in the reading process. The present study examined how accurately eighteen learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) were able to identify unknown words within a reading passage. It is assumed that "noticing" unfamiliar words in a text plays an important role in being able to extract meaning from context, which may ultimately result in word learning; thus, whether or not learners are able to recognize unknown words as unknown is a key step in vocabulary learning. The design of this study was based on previous research (Laufer and Yano, 2001) on the connection between first language background and self-assessment of L2 word knowledge. The first three steps of the Lafuer and Yano study were used in this study. In the first step, ESL learners self-assessed their ability to identify selected words in a text. After this, L2 learners explained or translated the meanings of the words. Finally, the two sets of data were analyzed to measure correlations. The findings of the study showed that teachers, as well as learners, should not underestimate the importance of vocabulary. Instead, they should provide more explicit vocabulary instruction and practice. In addition, L2 learners need to learn to identify words that are unknown. The act of "noticing" unknown words and identifying them as such is the initial step towards building vocabulary through reading. Lastly, L2 learners should not rely solely on context clues for the "guessing" strategy when they have a limited level of vocabulary because they may develop mistaken word knowledge, which would impact reading comprehension. Instead, learners should develop a wide range of strategies to comprehend academic reading.M.A.
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Ruschmann, Cecília Mendes Franco. "Simplification strategies in learners of English as foreign language." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFPR, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1884/22515.
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Resumo: A presente pesquisa trata de três tipos de erros de simplificação encontrados em testes escritos feitos por estudantes de inglês como língua estrangeira. Estes erros são: a ausência de inflecções indicando o presente e o passado simples e a omissão de inversão em perguntas. Observamos que estes erros ocorrem com uma frequência muito maior em testes envolvendo a comunicação de significado tais como composições e traduções, do que em testes relacionados com a parte mecânica da língua, tais como testes de transformação e identificação de erros. Esta diferença foi observada em cada aluno individualmente. Assim sendo nós nos propusemos a analisar os conceitos de competência e desempenho a fim de determinar até que ponto essas variações individuais são levadas em conta. Analisamos conceitos de sistemas aproximativos e de interlíngua e os processos que constituem a base para o aprendizado de uma língua estrangeira. Para tanto, limitamos o campo desta pesquisa para o fenômeno da simplificação e demos exemplos de pidgin English. Examinamos os conceitos de erros, seus vários tipos e fontes e explicamos as várias causas dos erros tratados nesta pesquisa. Concluímos que existe um processo de aprendizagem de línguas comum a todos os três: a estratégia de comunicação no segundo idioma. Constatamos que quando o aluno está estudando a língua estrangeira apenas com o propósito de se comunicar, no momento em que julga ter atingido seu objetivo, esta estratégia faz com que sua motivação em dominar as regras gramaticais do idioma estrangeiro decaia. É este processo que explica a maior freqüência dos três tipos de erros de simplificação em testes escritos onde a atenção do aluno está mais voltada para o conteúdo do que para a forma. Concluímos que, mesmo tendo encontrado a origem destes erros e explicações para a diferença de freqüência de erros no próprio indivíduo, não encontramos um modelo que trate destas variações individuais de desempenho de tal modo a solucionar o problema de avaliação encontrado pelo professor de língua estrangeira.
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Mistar, Junaidi 1967. "Strategies of Indonesian learners of English across individual differences." Monash University, Faculty of Education, 2002. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8067.
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Parel, Rolande. "Lexical inferencing strategies of low proficiency second language learners." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322816.
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Wijayanto, Agus. "Interlanguage pragmatics of refusal strategies by Javanese EFL learners." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2011. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=183672.
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The study investigated similarities and differences between refusal strategies conducted by British native speakers of English (NSE) and Javanese learners of English (JLE). The data were elicited, using discourse completion tasks (DCT), from 20 NSE and 50 JLE. Comparative data concerning refusal strategies in Javanese were elicited from 35 native speakers of Javanese (NJ) to provide a baseline for investigating the extent to which differences between JLE and NSE could be explained by the influence of L1 pragmatics. The refusal strategies were classified based on modified refusal taxonomy by Beebe et al. (1990) and were analysed into sociopragmatic and pragmalinguistic strategies. Z test and Chi Square (χ2) were applied to test the statistical significance of differences between JLE and NSE usage. The study found that all three groups employed broadly similar sequential orders, frequencies of occurrences, and contents of both semantic formulae and adjuncts. Some differences were found, however, in which the strategies of the two Javanese groups (JLE and NJ) were more alike than either was to NSE. These findings suggest that distinctive JLE usages (i.e. different from NSE) are either due to the influence of L1 (negative pragmatic transfer) or simply deviation (idiosyncratic usage). The former occurred mainly in the utilization of politeness strategies by the Javanese groups. The salient elements of Javanese cultural values and their relation to the expression of politeness are discussed in some detail, and are shown to be reflected in the English of Javanese learners. The latter (deviations) appeared to arise from a conflict between JLE speakers’ notions of “correct” grammar and word meanings, on the one hand, and the pragmalinguistic demands of the interaction, on the other hand.
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Kazamia, Vassilia. "Language learning strategies of Greek adult learners of English." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.406275.
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Hitt, Sara Beth, and false. "Learning Strategies and Classroom Management to Support All Learners." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4064.
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Kalenandi, Minerva E. Renee. "Language Learning Strategies of Russian-Speaking Adult ESL Learners." PDXScholar, 1994. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4766.
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In the ESL classroom, there are often cultural differences between learners and teachers. Sometimes these differences can lead to misunderstandings or even conflict. One area where differences between cultures can be seen is language learning strategies and styles. This study explores the possibility that awareness of differences, explicit teaching, and negotiation may help to resolve differences. This study looks at differences between Russian-speaking adult ESL learners and American ESL teachers, with respect to strategy use and preferences. Three aspects are investigated. The first is to see whether there are statistically significant differences ~tween these groups of learners and teachers. The second is to try to form a loose profile of the learners as a cultural group. The third is to see whether or not there is evidence to suggest the validity of explicit teaching of strategies in the ESL classroom. The Strategy Inventory for Language Learners (SIIL), developed by Rebecca Oxford, is one way to assess differences ~tween learners and teachers. A survey including the SIIL and a questionnaire was given to ninety-four subjects. Forty-seven are Russian-speaking adult ESL learners and forty-seven are American-English-speaking ESL teachers or potential ESL teachers taken from a TESOL program. The results of the survey show that, in this case, there are statistically significant differences in preferences for and use of several sets of strategies. A preliminary cultural profile is derived from the SILL results and from anecdotal evidence gathered from the questionnaire. There is some evidence that the explicit teaching of language learning strategies and their use may help resolve some of the classroom conflicts between the two groups studied.
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Wang, Kermey. "An investigation of communication strategies of adult ESL learners." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1480.
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Kolawole, Ibidayo Ebun. "High school learners' perception of HIV/AIDS preventive strategies." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1029.
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Submitted in fuIfilment ofthe requirement for the degree Master of EDUCATION in the Department of Educational Psychology of the Faculty of Education at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2003.This study investigated the perceptions of high school learners about HTV7AIDS preventive strategies. The study reveals that the age of the learner, their gender, grade level, and the school they attend influences their perceptions. The study also reveals that the learners hold positive perceptions about abstaining from sex, delaying sex until marriage as well as knowing the HIV/AIDS status of potential partners as of paramount importance while those who do not hold positive perceptions about abstinence hold positive perception about practicing safe sex. The study reveals that there was no relationship between religion and the acceptance of circumcision as a cultural practice through which infection could be avoided; but racial grouping and age greatly influence the acceptance of this alternative strategy.
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Kaya, Jean. "Vocabulary Learning Strategies: A Study of Congolese English Language Learners." OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1526.
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The present study investigated the most and least frequent vocabulary learning strategies that English language teachers in Congo encourage students to use, and the strategies that Congolese students actually use to build their vocabulary. Finding out whether the students' most used strategies were teacher-encouraged or independently learned was another point of interest. A Likert-scale of 34 statements and four short-answer questions was designed to collect data. The participants included 20 male and 23 female Congolese learners of English of ages 18 to 22, all of them students in the Arts program at the Reconciliation High School in Brazzaville, Congo. Statistical and content analysis methods were employed. Attention to suffixes was the only strategy that showed a significant difference between the teacher encouraged and student used strategies. Two other strategies, guessing word meanings from context and learning words in collocations approached significance, but the difference between teacher encouragement and student use was not of practical importance. This strong correspondence between the strategies that teachers frequently encourage and students' use provided evidence about the important role that language teachers play in students' learning in general, and in strategy in particular. Quantitative results revealed contextual guessing and dictionary use to be the most frequently used strategies, whereas pronunciation was the least frequently used. Participants' narrative descriptions revealed that notebooks and notepads were frequently used in participants' independent learning of vocabulary. Furthermore, 52.38% (N= 22) of the participants attributed their frequently-used strategies to their teachers' practices and advice while 38.10% (N= 16) claimed that their strategies were independently learned. In view of theory and empirical research, the present study provided evidence that Congolese learners of English are taking responsibilities about their vocabulary learning progress by employing a variety of strategies, some of them acquired as a result of classroom learning, whereas others developed in their independent learning outside of school.
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Tabanlioglu, Selime. "The Relationship Between Learning Styles And Language Learning Strategies Of Pre-intermediate Eap Students." Master's thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1014034/index.pdf.
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Mason, Russell D. "Improving outcomes for adult learners." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2016. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/95505/1/Russell_Mason_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis investigates the range of experiences and circumstances that shape educational outcomes for adult learners. The study uses descriptive meta-synthesis to examine the complex interaction of psychological, socio-demographic and environmental influences that shape the attitudes and experiences of adult learners as they re-engage and persist through their tertiary education. The importance of conducting the synthesis lies in the possible benefits of applying the findings of the study to better support adult learners as they persist and succeed in their educational pursuits.
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Chien, Ching-ning Kerri. "Listening strategies and processes of Chinese learners of English : a case study of intermediate learners in Taiwan." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/267.
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This study is a first attempt to explore how non-participant Chinese listener-learners in an EFL context interpret native English speakers' spontaneous conversation. It was designed to incorporate the theoretical models of how secondlforeign language learners derive meaning out of aural stimuli from the point of view of psycholinguistics as well as from a socio-pragmatic perspective. The study begins by identifying the relative contribution of the factors affecting the understanding of English oral input and diagnosing possible causes of poor listening comprehension. It then proceeds to investigate the individual's use of specific strategies so as to identify the most effective strategies for good listening. Finally, this study aims to develop a listening comprehension model, which will not only help to clarify the interpretative processes of Chinese EFL students, but also enable EFL teachers to focus their teaching strategies. The research subjects were fifteen students from two freshman classes of the Department of Civil Engineering and of the Department of Computer and Information Engineering at Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan. They grew up and were educated in Taiwan. They were screened by the National Taiwan Universities/Colleges Entrance Exam and considered to be intellectually and cognitively equivalent. They have good first-language listening and reading skills, and are diagnosed as having normal hearing, based on the medical records on file in the Chung Yuan Christian University Health Clinic. As to the findings on factors affecting listening comprehension, linguistic factors, including syntactic cues, semantic cues and semantic-syntactic cues in the text, are not equally important to the learners' understanding process. The learners' ability to catch the semantic cues is highly correlated with their overall listening comprehension performance; their ability to catch the semantic-syntactic cues is moderately correlated with the overall listening comprehension performance; their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary is wealdy correlated with their overall listening comprehension performance. Extra-linguistic factors, including visual, vocal, and contextual support, the speech rate of the speaker, and the repetition of text, play a crucial role in terms of differentiating listening proficiency levels even among advanced learners of English as a foreign language. As to the findings on the strategies of the learners in listening comprehension, the results indicate that there is a significant difference in strategy use between betterlistening groups and poor-listening groups. The highest-ranking group demonstrates higher frequencies of use of the three major categories of strategies (i.e. linguistic, cognitive and extra-linguistic), as well as soliciting more individual strategies. The findings also suggest that TESOL educators should help learners become more conscious of the importance and the development of more cognitively demanding strategies after they have some mastery of linguistic knowledge. Furthermore, the learners' positive attitude towards foreign language acquisition cannot be ignored in attaining a better performance with respect to listening comprehension. Based on the strategies and processes identified in this study, a non-linear listening model, with three levels appropriate for Chinese EFL learners, was developed. The first level consists of such elements as identifying the lexical, syntactic, semantic and contextual cues in the linguistic information and activating background knowledge and previous experiences related to the topic of the text. This level contributes to the formation of idea units and the construction of the sequence of the events, which constitute the elements of the second level. The second level, in turn, has an influence on the composition of a mental image about what is being said. This mental image implies understanding, which is the element of the highest level. Regression analysis is employed to calculate the correlations and weighting between elements and levels. The analyses throughout this model suggest that a higher speed to activate schematic knowledge and the ability to grasp a greater number of idea units are the two most predominant parameters for good listening. An inability or inexperience in sequencing the events from the text would lead a failure in the utmost understanding of the text. Based on the findings, pedagogical implications for language learning were revealed. The following five ideas are promulgated for future research in foreign language teaching. 1. More attention to be paid to sequence construction in listening problems of L2 learners. 2. Similar research on other populations or by using different genres of listening testing materials would strengthen the validation of the proposed model of listening strategies and processes of foreign language learners in an EFL context. 3. More research to be conducted in the investigation of the effects of cognitivedemanding strategies on EFL listening proficiency. 4. A listening strategy shift from Li to L2 would be an interesting area for future in-depth study. 5. Finally, a confirmatory study with a larger sample size is suggested to verify the model proposed in this study.
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Moench, Megan Elaine. "Modeling literacy strategies for English language learners in mathematics class." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1939263631&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Shannon, Maureen Graves Heather Brodie. "Senior learners motivations and composition strategies for teaching students 55+ /." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9804936.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1997.Title from title page screen, viewed June 13, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Heather Graves (chair), Janice Neuleib, Ronald Strickland. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-136) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Lee, Ching-ying Alice, and 李靜瑩. "The communicative strategies of secondary ESL learners in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31944620.
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McNeel, Michele E. "An Exploration of Elementary L2 Learners' Use of Metacognitive Strategies." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1404525/.
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This multiple case study examined the experiences of elementary L2 learners who received instruction in either reciprocal teaching or the think aloud strategy (TAS), and identified patterns of use that emerged from participants' employment of the strategies. The three L2 participants took a pre- test and a posttest, were recorded using the strategies, and responded to interview questions about the strategies. Using qualitative data analysis techniques, four themes emerged from analysis of the data, including; talking like a teacher, I know what I know, established strategies, and declines to use the steps in the strategy. Implications from these findings suggest that the discussion facilitated by reciprocal teaching assists elementary L2 participants in better understanding the text and also supports their language acquisition, whereas TAS does not facilitate discussion. Further, even though reciprocal teaching promotes discussion, teacher assistance during discussion is necessary. Finally, it is essential that teachers are mindful of students' understandings of topics and the difficulty of texts used when students are learning the strategies.
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Hidalgo, Antonelli Marcela. "Corrective feedback strategies, recasts and learners' uptake: a descriptive study." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2010. http://www.repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/108629.
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The present study focused on oral classroom interaction and consisted of two stages. In the first one, the types of corrective feedback strategies used by a language teacher with a group of university students of English as a foreign language were identified. In addition, the learners’ responses to these strategies were identified. The taxonomy of corrective feedback proposed by Lyster and Ranta (2007) was used for the identification and classification of the strategies and of learners´ responses. The second phase of the study focused on the analysis of recasts on the basis of proposals made by Sheen (2006). The second stage also included an analysis of the relationship between teacher recasts and learners’ uptake and repair.
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Poulisse, Nanda Bongaerts Theo Kellerman Eric. "The use of compensatory strategies by Dutch learners of English /." Dordrecht : Foris, 1990. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35530833q.
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