From Coursera’s Teach English Now! online course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/english-principles/supplement/ji2gh/teaching-language-learning-strategies
Language learning strategies include:
- Predicting – using social and contextual clues to guess at the topic
- Using selective attention – paying attention to only what seems important
- Preparing – thinking about what one wants to communicate in advance
- Looking ridiculous – being willing to look foolish in order to complete the task
- Practicing
- Monitoring – correcting one’s own speech for accuracy
- Asking questions
- Taking notes
- Using imagery – relating new information to a visualization
- Finding the answer in multiple ways
- Using physical response – relating new information to a physical action
- Playing – experimenting with language
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