LEARNING LANGUAGE STRATEGIES

help learners to regulate their own cognition and focus,plan and evaluate their progress as they move towards communicative competence.

more direct manipulation of the learning material itselfsuch as repetition,resourcing,translation,grouping,note taking, deduction, recombination, imagery,auditory representation, key word, contextualization,elobaration,transfer and inferencing are among the most important cognitive strategies.

part of cooperative learning, which involves peer interaction to achieve a common goal in learning .

paying attention in class, listening to teacher's speech, reading over class work, asking friends to clarify, discussing with friends.

conversing in English with friends out side of school, conversing with teachers in school, looking for opportunities to learn English.

reading over notes/exercises, studying grammar books, memorising essay formats, doing previous exam papers.

involve remembering important things we hear or read in the target language and retrieving of new information.eg. applying images and sounds, reviewing well.

used for understanding and producing teh language. it involve identification,retention, storage or retrieval of words, phrases and other elements of the language.eg. practicing,receiving and sending message.

for using the language despite knowledge gaps.eg.guessing inteligently,overcoming limititations in speaking and writing.

deal with pre-assesment and pre-planning, online-planning and evaluation of langauge use events. such events allow learners to control their own cognition by coordinatingthe planning, organising, and evaluating of the learning process.eg. centering your learning

involve regulating of emotion, motivation and attitudes.eg.taking your emotional temperature.

actions which learners choose to take in order to interact with other learners and with native speakers.eg.asking question for clarifications.