Development and Psychometric Testing of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL)

Abstract

This report is part of a Language Skill Change Project, a longitudinal research effort to determine the status of skills of Army linguists after formal language training is over. The work described concerns development of a valid and reliable instrument to measure the frequency of use of various second language learning strategies. Findings indicate that key factors in long- term retention are study skills, functional practice, searching for and communicating meaning, formal practice, mnemonics, and fear of using the second language. Keywords: Learning strategies, Language learning, Army linguists, Language acquisition, Foreign language training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA182625

Entities

People

  • Rebecca L. Oxford

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cognition
  • Factor Analysis
  • Foreign Languages
  • Formal Languages
  • Information Processing
  • Instructors
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Tape Recorders

Fields of Study

  • Education

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  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • International Journalism and Media Studies.