Classifications of Language Learning Strategies

Oxford (1990)

Direct

Compensation

Guessing

Gesturing

Cognitive

Structuring

Analyzing

Summarizing

Memory (Mnemonics)

Grouping

Using key words

Indirect

Metacognitive

Identifying resources

Selecting resources

Affective

Reducing anxiety

Encouraging oneself

Social

Asking questions

Cooperating with others

Working with peers

Rubin (1987)

Social Strategies

Learning Strategies

Cognitive

verification/clarification

guessing

practice

memorizing

monitoring

Metacognitive

planning

prioritizing

setting goals

self-management

Communication Strategies

using communicative skill to remain conversation

O'Malley (1985)

Metacognitive Strategies

advance organizers

directed attention

selective attention

self-management

functional planning

self-monitoring

delayed production

self-evaluation

Cognitive Strategies

repetition

resourcing

translation

grouping

note-taking

recombination

deduction

imagery

key word

auditory representation

contextualization

elaboration

transfer

inferencing

Socio-affective Strategies

co-operating

questioning/requesting clarification