STRATEGIES FOR THE LEARNING OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Perceptive students of a foreign language know what strategies are appropriate for a task and use them systematically to learn and to communicate in a foreign language. Strategies are conscious acts that students use to improve learning. Since strategies are conscious, students actively participate in their selection and use. Strategies are not isolated actions but a process in which many actions are orchestrated in order to achieve a learning goal. The purpose of this presentation is to consider some important findings in the learning of a foreign language and anticipate what might happen in this area of research.