adapting classroom-based strategy instruction to a distance learning context

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1、AdaptingClassroom-basedStrategyInstructiontoaDistanceLearningContextAbstractTheroleoflanguagelearningstrategyinstruction(SI)inpromotinglearnerautonomyiswidelyrecognised(Wenden,1991;Little,1994;Cohen,1998)andaconsensusisemergingoverhowbesttoimplementit.However,apartfromstudiesbyW

2、hite(1995,1999)andHurdetal.(2001),themajorityofresearchislocatedwithinaclassroomlearningsituation.ThispaperexploresdilemmasposedinthedesignofSIforadultslearningarangeoflanguagesinadistancelearningcontext.RecentapproachestoSIarereviewedandattemptstoresolvetheissuesdescribed.Itapp

3、earsthattheabsenceoflanguage-specifictasksinwhichtocontextualisetheSIislessproblematicthantheabsenceofteachermediationtoscaffoldLearnerSelfManagement.[-1-]IntroductionAnincreasinglyderegulatedglobaleconomywithitsneedforaflexiblelabourmarkethasledtogreateremphasison"facilitatinga

4、ccesstolifelonglearning"(CounciloftheEuropeanUnion,2001,p.11).ThisfactorcombinedwiththeforthcomingexpansionoftheEuropeanUniontoincludetennewnationsislikelytomeanagrowthindemandforlanguagelearningopportunitiesamongstadultsnolongerinfull-timeeducation.Becauseadultlearnersmayhaveto

5、fittheirlanguagelearningintoexistingworkcommitments,distancelearningmaybeanattractiveoption.TheINSTALproject(IndividualisingStrategiesforAdultLearnersinLanguageandICT-Learning)wasestablishedin2000,undertheEuropeanCommission'sGrundvigProgrammeforAdultEducation.Itbringstogethertwe

6、ntythreeresearchersandteachersfromacrosstheEUinaseriesofregularmeetingsinvariousEUlocations(afulllistofparticipantsisprovidedattheendofthepaper).Theaimistoexplorehowtosupportadultlearnersatdiverselevelsofcompetence,tacklingarangeofdifferentlanguages,andwhoseaccesstocomputertechn

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