Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition

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• Series editors' preface; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. A cognitive theory of learning; 3. How cognitive theory applies to second language acquisition; 4. Learning strategies: methods and research; 5. Strategies used by second language learners; 6. Instruction in learning strategies; 7. Learning strategies: models and materials; 8. Summary and conclusions; Glossary; References; Author index; Subject index.

'… a powerful framework for considering developmental issues in second language acquisition … allows for an understanding of relationships that would have otherwise not been apparent among constructs often cited in the second language literature, such as language transfer, interlanguage, communicative competence, and learning versus acquisition distinctions.' NCAL Connections