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Focusing on Learning Styles and Strategies: A Diary Study in an Immersion Setting
Author(s) -
Carson Joan G.,
Longhini Ana
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/0023-8333.00188
Subject(s) - psychology , language learning strategies , style (visual arts) , language acquisition , learning styles , metacognition , linguistics , mathematics education , cognition , philosophy , archaeology , neuroscience , history
This diary study focuses on the second language learning styles and strategies of the diarist/researcher in a naturalistic setting, utilizing categories from Oxford's (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning and the Style Analysis Survey. The analysis of diary entries indicates that the learner's learning style remained relatively constant throughout her time in the language immersion situation, but her strategies, while consistent with her learning style, were more variable over time. The total of indirect strategies used (58%) was higher than the total of direct strategies (42%), with the most frequently used strategies being those in the metacognitive group. The diarist's learning style appeared to influence her use of learning strategies.