LEARNING STRATEGIES / INDEPENDENCE LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Day 6              : Wednesday, 15th October 2014

Session 3      : 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm
Slot                 : Learning Strategies and Independent Learning Through
                        Technology
Tutor               : Andrew

Classroom Learning Outcome: 

By the end of the lesson, lecturers will be able to:
● encourage learner autonomy and independent learning by assisting students to 
   develop learning strategies such as predicting skills, risk taking, drafting and etc.

Suggested Activities:

Before Learning	·         Lecturer asks students to identify and match terms used for learning strategies with their correct definitions.	Learning Strategies: Listening Strategy Use Vocabulary Strategy Use Speaking Strategy Use Reading Strategy Use Writing Strategy Use 6.    Strategic Use of Translation
While Learning (Learning Strategies)	·         Lecturer introduces Language Strategy Use Survey developed by D.Cohen, Rebecca L.Oxford and Julie C.Chi and asks students to answer it to find out more about their preferred language learning strategies.	Language Strategy Use Survey
Post Learning	·         Lecturer asks students to complete task one to enhance their understanding on What Strategies do they use to learn new subject.	Task 1 What Strategies Do Students Use to Learn A New Subject

Task 1

What Strategies Do Students Use to Learn A New Subject

Complete each section of the table with appropriate learning strategies from the list below.

BEFORE (B) Preparing and Planning for Learning

DURING (D) Monitoring learning and integrating strategies for content and language learning.

AFTER (A) Evaluating learning

Phase	Learning Strategies
	Identifying key subject-specific vocabulary
	Reviewing work alone or in small groups
	Selecting and setting learning goals
	Predicting meanings of vocabulary
	Editing work
	Using some L1 for specific purpose
	Analyzing the task and its purpose
	Note taking
	Deciding on criteria to measure how well a task can be done
	Experimenting with new content and language
	Checking meaning with a peer
	Comparing work with previous work and deciding how it has improved
	On-going organization of ideas
	Working out timing of stages
	Paraphrasing
	Summarizing work done

Teaching Tips:

From the various activities on learning strategies conducted in the session, I would mostly recommend to lecturers to use Task 1 (What Strategies Do Students Use to Learn A New Subject) as an activity where students would be able to identify and choose several learning strategies which might suit them well.

In this activity students will have to identify appropriate learning strategies to be included in the three (3) different phases of learning namely BEFORE, DURING and AFTER. By identifying these strategies and match them to the correct phase will allow students to think of what strategies that they will use in their learning. The wide ranges of strategies offered basically help students to have many chances to experiment with them.

Reflection:

There are many study skills that can increase student performance such as note taking and planning. Conclusively, learning strategies are the ways of how students choose to learn the subject matter (content). Therefore it would be crucial for a lecturer to promote learning strategies and let students choose their preferable strategies for language improvement.

Prepared by,

Ahmad Faiz Bin Sapuan