Browsing by Subject "language learning strategies"

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A case study on primary school students' perceptions about their use of language learning and reading strategies and strategy training
(2011) Wilkes, Jane Crawford
This study looks at the language learning and reading comprehension strategies of students in 3rd – 8 th grades. The study takes place at Bilkent Laboratory and International School, which is a bilingual school in Ankara, Turkey that combines curricula from the Primary Years Program (PYP), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), the International Bachelorette (IB), and the Turkish Ministry of Education. The first part of the study consisted of administering two surveys- the Strategy Inventory of Language Learning (SILL) and the Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS). The surveys were administered to students in 3rd – 8 th grades, along with a short demographic survey to provide language profiles for the students. The second part of the study involves the implementation of a Strategy Training Program (STP) designed by the researcher. The STP was designed around a list of language learning and reading comprehension strategies compiled by the researcher based on research and teaching experience. There were seven participants selected from the fourth and fifth grades at BLIS. Data was collected from student notebooks, the researcher‟s journal, interviews, and the surveys administered before and after the training program.
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The role of learner training in the effectiveness of call
(2010) Alparda, Çiğdem
This study investigated the effect of learner training on students’ ability to benefit from CALL effectively. The study was conducted at Zonguldak Karaelmas University Foreign Languages Compulsory Preparatory School with 38 participants, who were intermediate level students, and four instructors, who were responsible for the experimental and the control groups. Strategy training activities were used as an instrument for learner training and the data were collected through Longman English Interactive Online, which is a web-based program. The experimental group was observed over a two-week period before strategy training. After a two-week strategy training period, they were observed for five weeks. The analysis of the performance of students in the pre- and the post-training period revealed that learner training did not make any significant difference on students’ attendance in the lab lessons. However, it appeared to have a positive influence on students’ engagement in the CALL materials, the number of lab activities, the number of quizzes completed, and achievement on review quizzes. Furthermore, strategy training appeared to have a positive effect on students’ motivation to attend the lab lessons and engage in the lab activities.
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Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğrenen üniversite öğrencilerinin kullandıkları dil öğrenme stratejileri üzerine bir değerlendirme
(2015) Barut, Aysun
This study aims to investigate what strategies are employed by university students in Turkey learning Turkish as a foreign language, and also determine if these strategies differ depending on learner factors such as gender, proficiency level and importance attached to become proficient in Turkish language. The data for the study gathered from the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL, Version 5.1) and followup interviews conducted on 130 university students taking Turkish as a foregin language courses in a non-profit foundation university in Ankara. The results revealed that students use language learning strategies with medium levelof frequency (mean equals to 3.3 out of 5.0). Students preferred to use compensation and social strategies most. Affective strategies such as meditation and keeping a language diary, on the other hand, were the least preferred strategies by students. Moreover, the results showed that language learning strategy use differed depending on gender, proficiency level and importance attached to become proficient in Turkish language.