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Abstract:
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Language learning strategies (LLS ) have been a popular topic in the SLA literature since their conception by Joan Rubin in 1975 . In the beginning , the focus was placed on what constituted an LLS and which learner variables affected strategy use . More recently , the field has moved to the practical application of LLS research : strategy training . Strategy training research has focused on student and teacher beliefs , classroom culture and students’ culture , explicit vs . implicit instruction , and language of instruction and has had largely positive findings . These issues are explored , then made manifest in a review of four popular strategy training models : The CALLA , Oxford , Grenfell and Harris , and SBI . Drawing on the LLS research and these four models , I propose a new model for strategy training : the 6 Steps to Success . As the title indicates , the 6 Steps to Success includes 6 steps : 1 ) beginning of course assessment /awareness raising ; 2 ) continued assessment of student needs /awareness raising ; 3 ) explicit teaching and modeling ; 4 ) practice ; 5 ) evaluation , 6 ) end of course evaluation . Five lesson plans are then given to demonstrate the 6 Steps to Success in action . |