Language Learning Strategies in Independent Settings

Stella Hurd is a Senior Lecturer in French at the Open University, where she has developed materials at all levels since 1994. As a member of the Open University’s Centre for Research into Education and Educational Technology, her main research focus is distance language learning and teaching, which embraces autonomy, affect, learning strategies and learner support. She has published on all these topics in refereed journals and books and has also co-edited three books on adult language learning.Tim Lewis is currently a Lecturer in French in the Department of Languages of the Open University. From 1993 to 2001 he was Director of the Modern Languages Teaching Centre of the University of Sheffield where he introduced Tandem learning into UK Higher Education. A member of the Open University’s Centre for Research into Education and Educational Technology, he has co-edited two previous books on technology-based language learning and on tandem learning.

• IntroductionNotes on ContributorsPart A: Language Learning Strategies: Theory, Research and Practice1. Language Learning Strategies in Independent Language Learning: An Overview - Cynthia White2. Individual Variation and Language Learning Strategies - Phil Benson and Xuesong Gao3. Hero with a Thousand Faces: Learner Autonomy, Learning Strategies, and Learning Tactics in Independent Language Learning - Rebecca L. OxfordPart B: Strategies for Skills Development in Independent Language Learning4. Independent Second Language Reading as an Interdependent Process - Carolyn Gascoigne5. Learning Strategies for Listening Comprehension - Larry Vandergrift6. Second Language Composition in Independent Settings: Supporting the Writing Process with Cognitive Strategies - Melanie Bloom7. Speaking Strategies for Independent Learning: Speech Acts and Pragmatic Performance - Andrew D. Cohen8. Bringing the Learner Back into the Process - Identifying Learner Strategies for Grammatical Development in Independent Language Learning - Elspeth Broady and Nick Dwyer9. Deliberate and Incidental: Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Independent Second Language Learning - John Klapper10. Strategies for Acquiring Intercultural Competence - Inma Álvarez, Tita Beaven and Cecilia GarridoPart C: Strategies for Learner Self-management11. Learning Logs and Strategy Development for Distance and Other Independent Language Learners - Linda Murphy12. Affect and Strategy Use in Independent Language Learning - Stella Hurd13. Collaborative Language Learning Strategies in an Email Tandem Exchange - Ursula Stickler and Tim Lewis14. Self-correction Strategies in Distance Language Learning - Mike Truman15. Strategies for Online Learning Environments - Mirjam Hauck and Regine Hampel16. Integrating Strategy Instruction into Learning Materials - Linda Murphy

The book has a good balance between theory, research and reports on practice, with useful illustration of tools and resources, and variety in the language and cultural contexts discussed.