About Language Learning




See also  Online Journals and Articles for ESL Teachers


Advice for Language Learners
Toward the bottom of this page is a list of strategies a person can use to improve his/her skills in a second language. (Lingualearn)


CAL Frequently Asked Questions
This page presents info about language learning, language teaching, bilingual education, and more. (Center for Applied Linguistics/ERIC Clearinghouse on Language and Linguistics)


Digests
This page links to short articles (digests) on a wide variety of topics related to language learning (Center for Applied Linguistics/Center for Adult English Language Acquisition)


Identifying the Characteristics, Strategies, and Techniques of Successful Language Learners
This page shows questionnaires that teachers can use to assess students' beliefs about language learning, the strategies they use, and feelings/motivations involved in language learning. The questionnaires can provoke discussion about changes a learner can make in order to improve his/her language learning skills. (Karen Bond)



See also Online Journals and Articles for ESL Teachers




Karen Schwelle
Instructor, English Language Programs
Washington University
Campus Box 1083
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO  63130
kschwell@artsci.wustl.edu