TASK 2 – LEARNING STRATEGIES

MONICA V. GELVEZ D.

CODE: 46381023

TUTOR:

DIANA CONSTANZA CRUZ

UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA- UNAD

OCTOBER, 201
 Learning strategies form

Learning Strategies
Activities to develop the strategy in Activities to develop the strategy in adults
adolescents
Direct Indirect

-Cognitive strategies: -Memory related -Students have to read an article about -Adults have to read an article about their
Enable the learner to strategies: Help learners their favorite music band and then they favorite writer and do a biography about with
manipulate the language link one L2 item or have to do a summary using the through reasoning.
material in direct concept with another but knowledge structures.
ways, e.g., through do not necessarily involve - In this section, encourage students to create
reasoning, analysis, note- deep understanding. In this section, encourage students to 2 columns in their notes. In the left column ask
taking, summarizing, Various memory-related prepare their notes in an organized students to record insights, funny moments,
synthesizing, outlining, strategies enable learners fashion. Stop the class and have them questions students have about the content,
reorganizing information to learn and retrieve complete the connections questions in connections they are making to other
to develop stronger information in an orderly their notes. This will help them start classes/topics, and also any feelings or
schemas (knowledge string. thinking about how this class fits in with thoughts they have on the class. In the right
structures), practicing in what they already know or want to know column they take traditional notes on what is
Naturalistic settings, and more about. being presented.
practicing structures and Encourage students to refrain from writing
sounds formally. Date: Course Name: everything. Write key concepts and headings
Class Learning Outcomes: on the board and indicate to students when
you are shifting to a new section or concept.
Connections:
What do I already know about this topic?
How do I feel about this topic? (excited,
anxious, curious, nervous)
How does this topic relate to something I
already know?
What questions do I have already about
this topic?
-Metacognitive -Compensatory -Variation 1: Two minute share -Instant recall
strategies: Are employed strategies: Help the
for managing the learning learner make up for Pair students up and have partner #1 A series of pictures, words or numbers is put
process overall. Among missing knowledge. share three things they did that day. up on the screen and left there for a few
Native English speakers Partner #2 must repeat them back to seconds. When they are removed, students
learning foreign Partner #1 in order. Then they switch. have to remember the order of the items by
languages. saying them out loud to a partner, writing them
Variation 2: I’m going to the… down or drawing them. To increase the
difficulty, increase the number of items and
Have your students sit in a large circle. decrease the amount of time they have to look
One student begins by saying “I’m going at images.
to the [beach, store, school, etc.] and I’m
bringing [an object you would bring with
you.] The next person repeats the
phrase, the first item and adds an item
of their own. The game continues
around the circle until someone forgets
an item or recalls them out of order, or
until you reach your time limit.
-Social strategies: Help -Affective strategies:
the learner work with Such as identifying one’s -Students have to listen a recording and -Adults have to guess the missing word just
others and understand mood and anxiety level, then they have to guess the end of the asking question to the partners.
the target culture as well talking about feelings, story
as the language. rewarding oneself for
good performance, and
using deep breathing or
positive self –talk.
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