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Taylor & Francis Ltd Strategies In Learning And Using A Second Language 2Ed 2011 by Andrew D. Cohen
Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language examines what it takes to achieve long-term success in languages beyond the first language. Distinguishing language learning from language-use strategies, Andrew D. Cohen disentangles a morass of terminology to help the reader see what language strategies are and how they can enhance performance. Particular areas of research examined in the book include:- links between the use of task-specific strategies and language performance - how multilinguals verbalise their thoughts during language learning and usestrategies that learners use in test-taking contextsIn this fully revised and substantially rewritten second edition, every chapter has been reworked, with material either updated or replaced. Entirely new material has also been developed based on examples of specific strategies supplied by actual learners, mostly drawn from a website featuring these strategies in the learning of Spanish grammar.Strategies in Learning and Using a Second language will be an invaluable resource for language teachers and researchers, as well as for administrators of second language programmes and for students of applied linguistics. 1 Introduction2 Coming to terms with second language learning and language use strategies3 Methods for investigating language learning and language use strategies4 The practice of strategy instruction5 Research on strategy instruction6 Strategies for choosing the language of thought7 Strategy use in language assessment8 Discussion and conclusionsReferences