Learning Strategies in Foreign and Second Language Classrooms: The Role of Learner Strategies
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Learning Strategies in Foreign and Second Language Classrooms: The Role of Learner Strategies
By (Author) Ernesto Macaro
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
1st January 2002
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Study and learning skills: general
418.007
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
460g
Description
An extremely lucid book that mixes discursive prose with exercises, questions and prompts for reflection. Each theoretical point is supported by a fully explained example. The book focuses on the different strategies that people use to learn languages and shows teacher how to (a) train pupils in those strategies and (b) adapt their teaching to derive the greatest benefit from each strategy.
Author Bio
Ernesto Macaro is Professor of Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition) in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK. He has previously been a Head of Languages in a secondary school.
