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Selected Bibliography:
Styles and Strategies-Based Language Instruction

Compiled by Andrew D. Cohen

Abraham, R. G. & Vann, R. J. (1996). Using task products to assess second language learning processes. Applied Language Learning, 7 (1-2), 61-89.

Anderson, N.J. (1989). Reading comprehension tests versus academic reading: What are second language readers doing? Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

Anderson, N. J. (1991). Individual differences in strategy use in second language reading and testing. Modern Language Journal, 75 (4), 460-472.

Anderson, N. J. and Vandergrift, L. (1996). Increasing metacognitive awareness in the L2 classroom by using think-aloud protocols and other verbal report formats. In R.L. Oxford (Ed.), Language learning strategies around the world: Cross-cultural perspectives (pp. 3-18). (Technical Report #13). Honolulu: Second language Teaching and Curriculum Center, University of Hawaii Press.

Auerbach, E. R. and Paxton, D. (1997). "It’s not the English thing": Bringing reading research into the ESL classroom. TESOL Quarterly, 31 (2), 237-261.

Bailey, K. M. (1991). Diary studies of classroom language learning: The doubting game and the believing game. In E. Sadtono (ed.), Language acquisition and the second/foreign language classroom (60-102). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Center.

Bailey, K. M. and Ochsner, R. (1983). A methodological review of the diary studies: Windmill tilting or social science. In K. M. Bailey, M. H. Long, and S. Peck (Eds.), Second language acquisition studies (pp. 188-198). Rowley, MA: Newbury House.

Bedell, D. A. & Oxford, R. L. (1996). Cross-cultural comparisons of language learning strategies in the People's Republic of China and other countries. In R.L. Oxford (Ed.), Language learner strategies around the world: Cross cultural perspectives (pp. 47-60). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center.

Block, E. (1986). The comprehension strategies of second language readers. TESOL Quarterly, 20 (3), 463-494.

Breen, M. P. (2001). Learner contributions to language learning: New directions in research. Harlow, England: Longman.

Brown, H. D. (1989). A practical guide to language learning: A fifteen-week program of strategies for success. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Brown, H. D. (1991). Breaking the language barrier: Creating your own pathway to success. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, Inc.

Brown, H. D. (2002). Strategies for success. White Plains, NY: Longman/Pearson Education.

Chamot, A. U. (1987). The learning strategies of ESL students. In A. Wenden & J. Rubin (Eds.), Learner strategies in language learning (pp. 71-83). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice/Hall International.

Chamot, A. U. (2001). The role of learning strategies in second language acquisition. In M. P. Breen (Ed.), Learner contributions to language learning: New directions in research (pp. 25-43). London: Longman.

Chamot, A. U., Anstrom, K., Bartoshesky, A., Belanger, A., Delett, J., Karwan, V., Meloni, C., & Keatley, C. (2003). The elementary immersion learning strategies resource guide. Washington, D.C.: National Capital Language Resource Center, 2011 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200.

Chamot, A. U., Barnhardt, S., El-Dinary, P. B., & Robbins, J. (1999). The learning strategies handbook. White Plains, NY: Addison-Wesley Longman.

Chamot, A. U. & O'Malley, J. M. (1994). The CALLA handbook: Implementing the cognitive academic language learning approach. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Chern. C-L. (1993). Chinese students' word-solving strategies in reading in English. In Huckin, T., Haynes, M., & Coady, J. (Eds.), Second language reading and vocabulary learning (pp. 67-85). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Clément, R., Dörnyei, Z., & Noels, K. (1994). Motivation, self-confidence and group cohesion in the foreign language classroom. Language Learning, 44 (3), 417-448.

Cohen, A. D. (1990). Language learning: Insights for learners, teachers, and researchers. New York: Newbury House/Harper and Row.

Cohen, A. D. (1997). Developing pragmatic ability: Insights from the accelerated study of Japanese. In H. M. Cook, K. Hijirida, & M. Tahara (Eds.), New trends and issues in teaching Japanese language and culture (pp. 137-163). (Technical Report #15). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i, Second Language Teaching and Curriculum Center.

Cohen, A. D. (1998). Strategies in learning and using a second language. Harlow, England: Longman.

Cohen, A. D. & Aphek, E. (1979). Easifying second language learning. Report submitted to the Jacob Hiatt Institute. Jerusalem: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Education. ERIC ED 163 753.

Cohen, A. D. & Aphek, E. (1981). Easifying second language learning. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 3 (2), 221-235.

Cohen, A. D., & Brooks-Carson, A. (2001). Research on direct vs. translated writing: Students’ strategies and their results. Modern Language Journal, 85 (2), 169-188.

Cohen, A. D. & Cavalcanti, M. C. (1987). Giving and getting feedback on compositions: A comparison of teacher and student verbal report. Evaluation and Research in Education, 1 (2), 63-73.

Cohen, A.D. & Cavalcanti, M. C. (1990). Feedback on compositions: Teacher and student verbal reports. In B. Kroll (Ed.), Second language writing: Research insights for the classroom (pp. 155-177). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Cohen, A. D., & Dörnyei, Z. (2002). Focus on the language learner: Motivation, styles, and strategies. In N. Schmitt (Ed.), An introduction to applied linguistics (pp. 170-190). London: Arnold.

Cohen, A. D. & Gómez, T. (In press). Towards enhancing academic language proficiency in a fifth-grade Spanish immersion classroom. In D. M. Brinton & O. Kagan (Eds.), Heritage language acquisition: A new field emerging. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Cohen, A. D., Paige, R. M., Kappler, B., Demmessie, M., Weaver, S. J., Chi, J. C., & Lassegard, J. P. (2003). Maximizing study abroad: A language instructors’ guide to strategies for language and culture learning and use. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition.

Cohen, A. D. & Scott, K. (1996). A synthesis of approaches to assessing language learning strategies. In R.L. Oxford (Ed.), Language learning strategies around the world: Cross-cultural perspectives (pp. 89-106). (Technical Report #13.) Honolulu, HI: Second language Teaching and Curriculum Center, University of Hawaii Press.

Cohen, A. D. & Weaver, S. J. (1998). Strategies-based instruction for second language learners. In W.A. Renandya & G.M. Jacobs (Eds.), Learners and language learning (pp. 1-25). Anthology Series 39. Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.

Cohen, A. D., Weaver, S. J., & Li, T-Y. (1998). The impact of strategies-based instruction on speaking a foreign language. In A. D. Cohen, Strategies in learning and using a second language (pp. 107-156). Harlow, England: Longman.

Cohen, A. D. & Weaver, S. J. (2004). Styles and strategies-based instruction: A teachers’ guide. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota.

Cyr, P. (1996). Le point sur les stratégies d'apprentissage d'une langue seconde. Anjou (Québec), Canada: Les Éditions CEC.

Dickinson, L. (1992). Learner training for language learning. Dublin: Authentik Language Learning Resources, Ltd.

Dörnyei, Z (1990). Conceptualizing motivation in foreign-language learning. Language Learning, 40 (1), 45-78.

Dörnyei, Z. (1994a). Motivation and motivating in the foreign language classroom. Modern Language Journal, 78 (3), 273-284.

Dörnyei, Z. (1994b). Understanding L2 motivation: On with the challenge. Modern Language Journal, 78 (4), 515-523.

Dörnyei, Z. (2001a). Motivational strategies in the language classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Dörnyei, Z. (2001b). Teaching and researching motivation. Harlow, Essex, UK: Longman/Pearson Education.

Dörnyei, Z. (2003). Attitudes, orientations, and motivations in language learning: Advances in theory, research, and applications. Language Learning, 53 (S1), 3-32.

Dörnyei, Z. & Ottó, I. (1998). Motivation in action: A process model of L2 motivation. Working Papers in Applied Linguistics (Thames Valley University, London), 49, 43-69.

Dreyer, C., & Oxford, R. L. (1996). Learning strategies and other predictors of ESL proficiency among Afrikaans speakers in South Africa. In R. L. Oxford (Ed.), Language learning strategies around the world: cross-cultural perspectives (pp. 61-74). (Technical Report #13). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center.

Drozdzial-Szelest, Krystyna. (1997). Language learning strategies in the process of acquiring a foreign language. Poznan, Poland: Motivex.

Ehrman, M. E. (1996). Understanding second language learning difficulties. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Ehrman, M., & Leaver, B. L. (2003). Cognitive styles in the service of language learning. System, 31 (3), 313-330.

Ellis, G. & Sinclair, B. (1989). Learning to learn English: A course in learner training. Glasgow: Cambridge University Press .

Gardner, R. C. & McIntyre, P. D. (1993). A student's contribution to second-language learning. Part II: Affective variables. Language Teaching, 26, 1-11.

Gardner, R. C., & Tremblay, P. F. (1994a). On motivation, research agendas, and theoretical frameworks. Modern Language Journal, 78 (3), 359-368.

Gardner, R. C., & Tremblay, P. F. (1994b). On motivation: Measurement and conceptual considerations. Modern Language Journal, 78 (4), 524-527.

Gu, Y. (1994). Vocabulary learning strategies of good and poor Chinese EFL learners. In N. Bird, P. Falvey, A. Tsui, D. Allison, & A. McNeill (Eds.), Language learning. Hong Kong: Government Printers. ERIC ED 370411.

Gu, P. Y. (2003). Learning strategies: Prototypical core dimensions of variation. Unpublished manuscript. Singapore: National Institute of Education.

Hosenfeld, C. (1984). Case studies of ninth grade readers. In J.C. Alderson & A.H. Urquhart (Eds.), Reading in a foreign language (pp. 231-249). London: Longman.

Huckin, T. & Bloch, J. (1993). Strategies for inferring word-meanings in context: A cognitive model. In T. Huckin, M. Haynes, & J. Coady (Eds.), Second language reading and vocabulary learning (pp. 153-178). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Kern, R. G. (1994). The role of mental translation in second language reading. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 16 (4), 441-461.

Macaro, E. (2001). Learning strategies in foreign and second language classrooms. London: Continuum.

McDonough, S. H. (1995). Strategy and skill in learning a foreign language. London: Edward Arnold.

McDonough, S. H. (1999). Learner strategies. Language Teaching, 32 (1), 1-18.

Mendelsohn, D. J. (1994). Learning to listen. San Diego: Dominie Press.

Murphy, J. M. (1987). The listening strategies of English as a second language college students. Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 4 (1), 27-46.

Naiman, N., Fröhlich, M., Stern, H., & Todesco, A. (1978). The good language learner. Research in Education Series No. 7. Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Neubach, A. & Cohen, A. D. (1988). Processing strategies and problems encountered in the use of dictionaries. Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America, 10, 1-19.

Nevo, N. (1989). Test-taking strategies on a multiple-choice test of reading comprehension. Language Testing, 6 (2), 199-215.

O'Malley, J. M., & Chamot, A. U. (1990). Learning strategies in second language acquisition. New York: Cambridge University Press.

O'Malley, J. M., Chamot, A. U., Stewner-Manzanares, G., Kupper, L., & Russo, R. (1985). Learning strategies used by beginning and intermediate ESL students. Language Learning, 35 (1), 21-46.

Oxford, R. L. (1990a). Language learning strategies: What every teacher should know. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

Oxford, R. L. (1990b). Language learning strategies. NY: Newbury House/Harper and Row.

Oxford, R. L. (ed.). (1996a). Language learning motivation: Pathways to the new century (Technical Report #11). Honolulu: Second Language Teaching and Curriculum Center, University of Hawai'i.

Oxford, R. L. (1995). Style Analysis Survey. In J. Reid (Ed.), Learning styles in the ESL/EFL classroom (pp. 208-215). Boston: Heinle & Heinle/ Thomson International.

Oxford, R. L. (1996b). Employing a questionnaire to assess the use of language learning strategies. Applied Language Learning, 7 (1-2), 25-45.

Oxford, R. L. (Ed.) (1996c). Language learning strategies around the world: Crosscultural perspectives. (Technical Report #13). Honolulu, HI: Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center, University of Hawaii.

Oxford, R. L. (2001). Language learning styles and strategies. In M. Celce-Murcia (Ed.), Teaching English as a second or foreign language (3rd ed., pp. 359-366). Boston: Heinle & Heinle/Thompson International.

Oxford, R. L., Crookall, D., Cohen, A., Lavine, R., Nyikos, M., & Sutter, W. (1990). Strategy training for language learners: Six situational case studies and a training model. Foreign Language Annals, 22 (3), 197-216.

Oxford, R. L. & Burry-Stock, J. A. (1995). Assessing the use of language learning strategies worldwide with the ESL/EFL version of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning. System, 23 (2), 1-23.

Oxford, R. L. & Lavine, R. Z. (1992). Teacher-student style wars in the language classroom: Research insights and suggestions. ADFL Bulletin, 23 (2), 38-45.

Oxford, R. L., Lavine, R. Z., Felkins, G., Hollaway, M. E., & Saleh, A. (1996). Telling their stories: Language students use diaries and recollection. In R. L. Oxford (Ed.), Language learning strategies around the world: Cross-cultural perspectives (pp. 19-34). (Technical Report #13). Honolulu, HI: Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center, University of Hawaii.

Oxford, R. L. and Nyikos, M. (1989). Variables affecting choice of language learning strategies by university students. Modern Language Journal, 73 (3), 291-300.

Oxford, R. L. & Shearin, J. (1995). Language learning motivation: Expanding the theoretical framework. Modern Language Journal, 78, 12-28.

Paige, R. M., Cohen, A. D., Kappler, B., Chi, J. C., & Lassegard, J. P. (2002). Maximizing study abroad: A students’ guide to strategies for language and culture learning and use. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition.

Pearson, P. D, & Dole, J. A. (1987). Explicit comprehension instruction: A review of research and a new conceptualization of learning. Elementary School Journal, 88, 151-165.

Porte, G. K. (2002). Appraising research in second language learning: A practical approach to critical analysis of quantitative research. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Poulisse, N. (1989). The use of compensatory strategies by Dutch learners of English. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Poulisse, N., Bongaerts, T., & Kellerman, E. (1986). The use of retrospective verbal reports in the analysis of compensatory strategies. In C. Faerch & G. Kasper (eds.), Introspection in second language research (pp. 213-229). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.

Ramírez, A. G. (1986). Language learning strategies used by adolescents studying French in New York schools. Foreign Language Annals, 19 (2), 131-141.

Reid, J. M. (Ed.). (1995). Learning styles in the ESL/EFL classroom. NY: Heinle & Heinle.

Rubin, J. (1975). What the "good language learner" can teach us. TESOL Quarterly, 9 (1), 41-51.

Rubin, J. & Henze, R. (1981). The foreign language requirement: A suggestion to enhance its educational role in teacher training. TESOL Newsletter, 17 (1), 17, 19, 24.

Rubin, J. & Thompson, I. (1994). How to be a more successful language learner (2nd ed.). Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

Vandergrift, L. (2003). Orchestrating strategy use: Toward a model of the skilled second language listener. Language Learning, 53 (3), 463-496.

Wallace, M. J. (1998). Action research for language teachers. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Wenden, A. L. (1985). Learner strategies. TESOL Newsletter, 19 (5), 1-7.

Wenden, A. (1991). Learner strategies for learner autonomy: Planning and implementing learner training for language learners. Cambridge: Prentice Hall International, Ltd.

Wenden, A. & Rubin, J. (1987). Learner strategies in language learning. Cambridge: Prentice-Hall International, Ltd.

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