Language Learning Strategies Around the World :  Cross-Cultural Perspectives / 
edited by Rebecca Oxford. 
 - Honolulu :  University of Hawai'i Press,  1996. 
 - 294 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Technical Report #13 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>"Language learning strategies are the specific steps students take to improve their progress in learning a second or foreign language. Optimizing learning strategies improves language performance. This ground-breaking book presents new information about cultural influences on the use of languages learning strategies. It also shows innovative ways to assess students' strategy use and remarkable techniques for helping students improve their choice of strategies, with the goal of peak language learning." (Book Cover)<br/> TABLE OF CONTENTS : <br/> Preface: Why is Culture Important for Language Learning Strategies? <br/>  / Rebecca L. Oxford<br/> PART I : WHAT DOES STRATEGY ASSESSMENT TELL US IN VARIOUS CULTURES AND LANGUAGES?<br/> Chapter 1: Increasing Metacognitive Awareness in the L2 Classroom by Using Think-Aloud Protocols and Other Verbal Report Formats<br/>  / Neil J. Anderson & Laurens Vandergrift<br/> Chapter 2: Telling Their Stories: Language Students Use Diaries and Recollection <br/>  / Rebecca L. Oxford, Roberta Z. Lavine, Gregory Felkins, Mary Evelyn Hollaway & Amany Saleh<br/> Chapter 3: Relationship Between Language Learning Strategies and Israeli Versus Russian Cultural-Educational Factors<br/>  / Adina Levine, Thea Reves & Betty Lou Leaver<br/> Chapter 4: Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Language Learning Strategies in the People's Republic of China and Other Countries<br/>  / David A. Bedell & Rebecca L. Oxford<br/> Chapter 5: Learning Strategies and Other Predictors of ESL Proficiency Among Afrikaans Speakers in South Africa<br/>  / Carisma Dreyer & Rebecca L. Oxford<br/> Chapter 6: The Influence of Gender and Motivation on EFL Learning Strategy Use in Jordan<br/>  / Cora Kaylani<br/> Chapter 7: A Synthesis of Approaches to Assessing Language Learning Strategies<br/>  / Andrew D. Cohen & Kimberly Scott<br/> PART II: HOW CAN WE IMPROVE STRATEGY USE AROUND THE WORLD?<br/> Chapter 8: The Conceptual Shift to Learner-Centered Classrooms: Increasing Teacher and Student Strategic Awareness<br/>  / Martha Nyikos<br/> Chapter 9: How Print Materials Provide Strategy Instruction<br/>  / Maaike Hajer, Theun Meestringa, Young Ye Park & Rebecca L. Oxford<br/> Chapter 10: Unobtrusive Computerized Observation of Compensation Strategies for Writing to Determine the Effectiveness of Strategy Instruction<br/>  / Carol Ann Baily<br/> Chapter 11: Using Multimedia for Learner Strategy Instruction<br/>  / Joan Rubin<br/> Chapter 12: University-Level Studies Using Strategy Instruction to Improve Speaking Ability in Egypt and Japan<br/>  / El Sayed Dadour & Jill Robbins<br/> Chapter 13: Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA)<br/>  / Anna Uhl Chamot & J. Michael O'Malley<br/> Chapter 14: Methods for Teaching Learning Strategies in the Foreign Language Classroom<br/>  / Anna Uhl Chamot, Sarah Barnhardt, Pamela El-Dinary & Jill Robbins<br/> Chapter 15: The Foresee Approach for ESL Strategy Instruction in an Academic-Proficiency Context<br/>  / Richard Kidd & Brenda Marquardson<br/> Chapter 16: Effective Awareness-Raising in Language Learning Strategy Instruction<br/>  / Nae-Dong Yang<br/> Chapter 17: A Two-Phase Study Involving Consciousness Raising and Strategy Use for Foreign Language Learners <br/>  / Jeffra Flaitz & Carine Feyten<br/> Chapter 18: A Synthesis of Strategy Instruction for Language Learners <br/>  / Rebecca L. Oxford & Betty Lou Leaver<br/> Afterword: What Have We Learned About Language Learning Strategies Around the World?<br/>  / Rebecca L. Oxford<br/> References<br/> About the Authors and How to Contact Them<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780824819101 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97126357 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language and languages--Study and teaching.<br/>Cross-cultural orientation.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P53  / .L35 1996