Strategy Training for Taiwanese Learners: A Handbook

ABSTRACT STRATEGY TRAINING FOR TAIWANESE LEARNERS: A HANDBOOK by Pei-Yun Lee Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology California State University, Chico Spring 2009 This project was designed to develop a strategy training handbook for Taiwanese learners. Successful learners use more learning strategies than unsuccessful learners. Strategy training is necessary and important for learners. The purpose of this project was to introduce language learning strategies to learners so they would eventually be able to employ those strategies in their language learning. To obtain data, open-ended questionnaires were used to determine participants’ past learning experience. In order to gather reactions and recommendations about this project from participants, one-on-one interviews were conducted. Findings from past learning experience studies has revealed that rotememorization is used very often by participants but this is not a good long-term vii language learning tool. This project was developed to be a good learning manual that is not only user-friendly, but also offers a variety of language strategies for learners to use. Even though this project was designed for learners, English teachers or instructors are encouraged to use this project in their teaching material. The research needs to be further developed so this project can be used in a workshop or a classroom setting. Because the sample used in this project was small, using a much larger group in the future for this study is recommended.