I still remember the first time I approached learning strategies in the mid-nineties as a PhD
candidate. I discovered a new universe and I became aware of how much specialized …

To provide the most effective instruction possible, teachers of a second language (L2)
should learn to identify and comprehend significant individual differences in their students …

Research results over the past decades have consistently demonstrated that a key reason
why many second language learners fail--while some learners do better with less effort--lies …

O'Malley and Chamot review the literature on learning strategies, describe and classify
learning strategies in second language learning, and discuss why learning is affected in a …

METHODS Sample. Slightly more than 1,200 students, including approximately equal
proportions of men and women, participated in the study. They were almost all (97%) …

This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful
language learning and strategy use and development according to learner, situational or …

This article addresses two questions: What strategies do good language learners use? What
factors affect choice of language learning strategies? To answer these questions, the author …

With factor analysis contributions by Neil Anderson, Ohio University, USA; Deena Boraie,
American University in Cairo, Egypt; John Green, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and …

In this study, we examine differences in the reported use of reading strategies of native and
non-native English speakers when reading academic materials. Participants were 302 …

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