Includes bibliographical references, appendix and index.

" If all that learners had to do in order to make rapid progress with language learning was carry out the teacher's instructions, there wouldn't be any need for this book. But whether the context is English being learnt as a second language in a Swedish secondary school, French being learnt as a foreign language in an English state school or Urdu as a home language being maintained outside school, a language teacher's life is not quite so simple. This very practical book, based on research evidence, shows ways in which students can learn much more effectively through exploring, applying and developing a variety of learning strategies." (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Learner's Strategies and the Teacher's Strategies

Chapter 2: Investigating the Learners in our Classrooms: Acquiring the Tools of the Trade

Chapter 3: Studies which Describe Strategy Use

Chapter 4: Intervention Studies

Chapter 5: An Intervention Study in Detail

Chapter 6: Learner Training in Languages Classrooms

Chapter 7: Following up Learner Training

Chapter 8: Conclusions

Appendix

References

Index