Learner Training in Listening Strategies

This paper is a description of the objectives, development, implementation,
and results of a learner training project in listening
strategies. The purpose of the project was to help students become
self-directed learners able to make effective use of available sources
of target language input. The project was part ofa Listening Diary
homework program for Japanese junior college students of Oral
English. It was based on qualitative research of the listening
strategies used by good learners in several classes. The components
of the training were (a) experimentation with, and evaluation of,
selected strategies, and (b) individual reflection on affective reactions
and learning processes. Results showed that students:Ohad
learned to use a greater variety of listening materials and strategies;
had increased their awareness of the learning process; and had
developed a more positive attitude toward listening.