{"id":13459,"date":"2017-07-26T04:32:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T08:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=13459"},"modified":"2024-03-06T11:02:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T16:02:59","slug":"learning-strategies-for-tesol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/learning-strategies-for-tesol\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Strategies for TESOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. -->\n\n<p><strong>Metacognitive Strategies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: Before reading a challenging article, a TESOL student might preview the headings, scan for keywords, and write down questions they hope to answer. This activates prior knowledge and guides their focus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emphasize: Metacognition isn&#8217;t just about work habits, but self-awareness. Encourage students to identify what works best for&nbsp;<em>them:<\/em>&nbsp;flashcards, summarizing paragraphs, concept maps, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Interaction Strategies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: Students don&#8217;t just talk&nbsp;<em>about<\/em>&nbsp;a story, but re-enact a scene. This adds playfulness, lowers anxiety, and can reveal comprehension gaps the teacher can then address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highlight: Social interaction is about more than just &#8220;practice.&#8221; It&#8217;s about gaining confidence using English in different social settings and with various speakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cognitive Strategies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: To remember the difference between similar-sounding words (affect\/effect), a student draws a simple illustration, a person with a sad affect because something effected them negatively.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advantage: Cognitive strategies go beyond rote memorization. They help students make connections, understand the &#8220;why&#8221; behind language rules, and analyze how it functions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Compensation Strategies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: Instead of getting stuck on the word &#8220;stapler,&#8221; a student mimes the action of stapling papers, demonstrating circumlocution (talking around the unknown word).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benefit: Compensation strategies build confidence and prevent frustration. They remind students they can communicate even with imperfect knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Memory Strategies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: To remember prepositions, students create a &#8220;preposition house&#8221; \u2013 words like &#8220;on,&#8221; &#8220;over,&#8221; and &#8220;under&#8221; written in rooms relative to the furniture, visualizing placement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuance: Memory strategies work best when personalized. Encourage students to be creative; the sillier the mnemonic, sometimes the better it sticks!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teach strategies explicitly: Don&#8217;t assume students intuitively know how to self-monitor or create memory aids. Model these strategies and provide structured practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age matters: Younger learners might benefit from visual mnemonics, while teens might use quizzing apps for vocab practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategy toolkit: Help students build a repertoire of strategies; what works in one situation might not be the best fit in another.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By framing these strategies actively and providing relatable examples, you empower TESOL students to take ownership of their learning, become resourceful problem-solvers, and navigate the complexities of English with increasing skill and autonomy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metacognitive Strategies: Social Interaction Strategies: Cognitive Strategies: Compensation Strategies: Memory Strategies: Additional Notes: By framing these strategies actively and providing relatable examples, you empower TESOL students to take ownership of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1906],"class_list":["post-13459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-tesol-institute-americantesol","tag-five-language-learning-strategies-for-tesol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17282,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13459\/revisions\/17282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}