Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition

by J. Michael O'Malley and Anna Uhl Chamot

Book Overview

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 positive manner when such strategies are used. The authors present instructional models for learning-strategy training that teachers can apply to their own classes. The material is based on current research in second language acquisition and cognitive theory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052135837X
• ISBN13: 9780521358378
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"