Introduction
Professor David Little, Director of the Centre for Language and
Communication Studies at Trinity College, Dublin, was the keynote
speaker at two research fora on 'Strategies in language
learning
and teaching' which were held at CILT in London on 22 February
and 17 May 1997.
The events brought together researchers and practitioners from
all
sectors of education. The summaries below have been provided by
the
speakers whose talks ranged from an overview of major research trends
in the field to detailed accounts of specific research projects
currently underway.
- Strategies in language learning and teaching:
some introductory reflections,David Little, Centre for Language
and Communication Studies, Trinity College, Dublin.
- Successful listening strategies: nature
or nuture?, Kate Beeching, University of the West of England.
- "Without a class, they won't take
it seriously!": learner attitudes towards
self-direction and implications for developing learning strategies,
Elspeth Broady, University of Brighton Language Centre.
- Reading strategically, Alicia Peña
Calvo, Anglia Polytechnic University
- Language learning strategies, software design
and internet use, Sue Hewer, Educational Consultant.
- Continuing a language at 16+: motivations
and strategies for success. A CILT funded survey by questionnaire,
Sandra Reed and Deborah Le Play, Leicester Comenius Centre, De
Montfort University, Leicester.
- The use of compensatory strategies by English
learners of Spanish, Violante Lujàn, Staffordshire
University and European Studies Research Institute, University
of Salford
- Learners' strategies in year 9: a pilot
project, Ernesto Macaro, University of Reading.
- Strategy use by young learners, Annamaria
Pinter, University of Warwick
- Language learners' IT strategies - will
they be the death of CALL? , Robin Goodfellow, Institute of
Educational Technology, Open University
- Language learners using multimedia: what
do they do? Margaret Teremetz and Vicky Wright, University
of Southampton
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