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Date Posted: 07:33:38 09/20/04 Mon
Author: Aparecida S.SIlva
Subject: Re: Task 2
In reply to: Kátia 's message, "Task 2" on 15:44:56 09/14/04 Tue

UFMG 2004-09-20
PRODUÇãO DE TEXTOS
Prof. Kátia Modesto
Student: Aparecida dos S.Silva


Task 2 - The Importance of Learning Strategies

Strategy is a plan designed for a specific purpose. In Ancient Greece strategies meant the art of war and the tatics the tool for success. Everytime we have to carry out a plan most of us think about the best way to perform it . It’s through this process of planning and thinking that we come to the strategies to achieve our goals. Although it seems very important that we have strategies for every action we need to perform , the tatics we choose does not guarantee that we will carry it out in a skifull way. Thus, having strategies is not enough - it is necessary to be aware and how to put them into practice.

Regarding the studies of languages, to be more specific, Teaching in Second Languages or Foreing Languages classrooms, the learning strategies came as new perspective to learning. So, strategies are communicative and mental procedures that the student use to learn the target language.

The student may not be able to find out which is the best strategy for him to use and it is up to the teacher introduce it into the ongoing process of the language lesson (as soon as possible).

There are ongoing researches on Learning Strategies. Each expert has found different approaches with the same purpose, which is to help student learn and use the target language. A good example of Learning Staregies are the ones classified by Rebecca Oxford, which I have already tested with my own students

The types of strategies are: Memory Strategy, Cognitive Strategy, Compensation Strategy, Metacognitive Strategies, Affective Strategies and Social Strategies.

Memory Strategy is the one in which the student tries to recall what he has learned in a more efficient way. For this to happen he has to establish links with what is stored on his mind and what he is learning.
It is necessary that the student makes a great effort to use his memory as much as possible. A good strategy may be to do this as soon as he leaves the classroom, on the way home.

Cognitive Strategy – It is how to make use of all mental process. The student can do this by reciting and writing words of the target language; speaking to native speakers, practicing the sound of the language; using the same word in a different way; getting in touch with authentic materials; receiving and sending messages. This strategy develops the writing.

Compensation Strategy – It is how the student compensate his lack of knowledge. This has to do with listening comprehension mostly, where the student can guess intelligently what’s been said. Also, it is important to avoid using the dictionary and trying to understand the whole content.

Metacognitive Strategy – It is how the student organizes and evaluates his learning. He can do this by scheduling the necessary time he needs to study the target language; paying attention to his mistakes in order to improve; trying to find a better way of being a good learner. This can be applied to Reading.

Affective Strategy – It is how the student low his anxiety. This is possible by encouraging himself, testing his emotional temperature talking to other people. This stratery fits on Speaking.

Social Strategy – Very alike to the latter, and it is related to how the student interacts with another student. For example he tries to learn with his partner and also cooperates with others. Another good example of Social Strategy is to develop cultural understanding , but the best of them is to try keep calm and communicate.

As classified above, these Learning Strategies covers the four habilities, which are Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, if the student is oriented by teacher of how to use the Strategies , and more importantly be aware of them, he will not only be able to learn the language but also know how to use it.

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