The Impact of Technology on Language Strategy Development
Abstract: This preliminary study examines the influence of teaching an assistive technology to English as Second Language adult students in a small group. Vocabulary Learning Strategies, as proposed by Oxford (1990) are, “specific actions taken by the learner to make learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, more self directed, more effective, and more transferable to new situations” (p. 8). In this study, the traditional VLS schema informed the new application of using an assistive technology as a strategy for ESL language development. Student self reported strategies in pre and post questionnaires to identify the differences in strategic choice after training sessions with a technology were provided.
Presider: Terry Stirling, Northeastern Illinois University