Literature in the area of L2 strategy instruction asserts that learners can be taught to employ conscious actions in order to make language learning easier, faster, and more enjoyable (Oxford, 1990). As a result, the teaching of language learning strategies can also produce an impact on L2 learning by empowering students to become more autonomous, and more responsible for their own learning. Recent research also suggests that L2 strategy instruction is viewed as ‘the wake up call’ to language learning (Cohen, 1998). That is, learners are encouraged to move from a passive to a more active role in L2 classrooms by learning how to employ specific actions to enhance language learning. Bearing in mind the assumption that strategy instruction can yield a positive impact on L2 learning, the objectives of this workshop are: 1) to unfold the main features of the ‘wake up call’ by practising activities to enhance L2 learning; 2) to present a brief overview of theoretical issues on L2 language learning strategies; and, 3) to discover why strategic learners are more successful at language learning.

Biodata:

Lisiane Rossi is an EFL teacher with over 10 years of experience. She’s been working at UNESC since 1998, and has taken courses at New York University, La Guardia College, and Florida Atlantic University in the USA. Her special interests are: L2 oral production, strategy instruction, and L2 language learning strategies. She holds a specialization degree in English, and is currently writing her MA dissertation on “The effects of strategy instruction on learners’ oral performance” at UFSC.

This workshop aims at providing an opportunity to reflect upon our teaching styles from the perspective of students' learning styles. Suggestions on how we can better accommodate different learning styles in the L2 classroom are also given.

Biodata:

Glória Tavares is a doctoral candidate in Applied Linguistics at UFSC. She's been an EFL teacher for 13 years and her main research interests are learning styles, second language acquisition and cognitive aspects of L2 speech production.

Morning

08:30 - 09:00 Welcome
09:00 - 10:00 Workshop I:
Performing the wake up call to language learning: theoretical and practical issues on L2 strategy instruction (first part)
Speaker: Lisiane Rossi
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:30 Workshop I : second part
11:30-13:00 Lunch time

Afternoon

13:00-14:30 First Directory board and chapters meeting
14:30-15:30 Workshop II:
Teaching styles from the perspective of students' learning styles (first part)
Speaker: Glória Tavares
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00 Workshop II: second part

Registration for new APLISC members: R$25,00 (valid for one year)
Non-members who only wish to attend the workshops: R$ 10,00

Remember: the event is free of charge for Aplisc members, but the numbers of places are limited. To reserve your place, or to receive your registration form to join APLISC mail us at:
aplisc@ca.ufsc.br