The Relationship between language learning strategies and teacher’s mediating role

Research on second and foreign language learning strategies has mushroomed over the last three decades and some very valuable studies have been conducted. Most, however examine strategies from a cognitive perspective, with fewer studies examining the emergence of learning strategies from a sociocult...

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Main Authors:	Sorayya Behroozizad, Radha M.K Nambiar, Zaini Amir
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5370/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5370/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5370/1/18_2_4_Sorayya.pdf

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spelling	ukm-53702016-12-14T06:38:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5370/ The Relationship between language learning strategies and teacher’s mediating role Sorayya Behroozizad, Radha M.K Nambiar, Zaini Amir, Research on second and foreign language learning strategies has mushroomed over the last three decades and some very valuable studies have been conducted. Most, however examine strategies from a cognitive perspective, with fewer studies examining the emergence of learning strategies from a sociocultural perspective. In particular, the role of sociocultural mediation has not been specifically investigated as a solution for (English as a Foreign Language) EFL learners’ difficulties by Iranian researchers. This study investigates the role of mediation in Iranian EFL learners’ strategy development and use by reconfiguring the culture of the EFL listening-speaking classroom through teacher’s scaffolding techniques. Framed by sociocultural theory and activity theory the study collects data using the learner-diary, observation field notes and student and teacher interviews. The findings indicated that the participants’ activities are mediated to a considerable extent by the opportunities provided through the teacher’s scaffolding. The findings suggest that teachers should utilize different forms of mediation in their teaching to help learners harness the advantage of the efficacy of communicative classrooms. Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5370/1/18_2_4_Sorayya.pdf Sorayya Behroozizad, and Radha M.K Nambiar, and Zaini Amir, (2012) The Relationship between language learning strategies and teacher’s mediating role. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 18 (2). pp. 35-48. ISSN 0128-5157 http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/3L/3LHome.html
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description	Research on second and foreign language learning strategies has mushroomed over the last three decades and some very valuable studies have been conducted. Most, however examine strategies from a cognitive perspective, with fewer studies examining the emergence of learning strategies from a sociocultural perspective. In particular, the role of sociocultural mediation has not been specifically investigated as a solution for (English as a Foreign Language) EFL learners’ difficulties by Iranian researchers. This study investigates the role of mediation in Iranian EFL learners’ strategy development and use by reconfiguring the culture of the EFL listening-speaking classroom through teacher’s scaffolding techniques. Framed by sociocultural theory and activity theory the study collects data using the learner-diary, observation field notes and student and teacher interviews. The findings indicated that the participants’ activities are mediated to a considerable extent by the opportunities provided through the teacher’s scaffolding. The findings suggest that teachers should utilize different forms of mediation in their teaching to help learners harness the advantage of the efficacy of communicative classrooms.
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title	The Relationship between language learning strategies and teacher’s mediating role
title_short	The Relationship between language learning strategies and teacher’s mediating role
title_full	The Relationship between language learning strategies and teacher’s mediating role
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publisher	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
publishDate	2012
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