Strategy Diaries: Learner Perspective on the Benefits of Communication Strategy Training

Autor/inn/en	Soekarno, Megawati; Ting, Su-Hie
Titel	Strategy Diaries: Learner Perspective on the Benefits of Communication Strategy Training
Quelle	In: Applied Language Learning, 31 (2021) 1-2, S.87-105 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-679X
Schlagwörter	Learning Strategies; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Diaries; Student Attitudes; English (Second Language); Outcomes of Education; Communication Strategies; Language Proficiency; Teaching Methods; Vocabulary Development; Longitudinal Studies; Language Skills; Reflection; English for Special Purposes; Certification; Foreign Countries; Service Occupations; Food Service; Task Analysis; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Diary; Tagebuch; Schülerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kommunikationsstrategie; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wortschatzarbeit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Ausland; Dienstleistungsberuf; Aufgabenanalyse
Abstract	This study examined learner perspectives of the benefits of communication strategy training by analysing strategy diaries written by low English proficiency learners enrolled in an English for Occupational Purposes programme. The communication strategy instruction involved 23 students who were taught 13 lexical, negotiation, and discourse-based communication strategies during the 13- week training. Each session consisted of presentation, rehearsal, and performance stages, and closed with strategy diary writing. The students wrote 117 strategy diary entries related to the learning outcomes of the training sessions. Most diary entries (82.9%) were on English improvement, and the remaining (17.1%) were related to communication strategy use. Further analysis of the strategy-related entries indicated the communication strategies taught during the training helped the students to better explain themselves, increase their vocabulary, and speak more spontaneously. A longitudinal analysis of one student's diary entries revealed that the student did not develop greater awareness of communication strategies during the training. When the subject matter of the interaction became more technical, his reflection shifted from communicative and language skills to the topic of the lesson and activities. The findings suggest the need to train learners on reflective writing to obtain insights into the learner perspective of learning to use communication strategies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01