The Role of Cognitive Learning Strategies in Students Oral Interaction

During the foreign language learning process students are exposed to a series of activities which promote recalling of previous knowledge. Learning a foreign or second language to an intermediate and advanced levels of proficiency involves the acquisition of many thousands of words to communicate our thoughts in oral or written way, however one essential matter is that this knowledge must deal with the use of ¿correct¿ words, complete patterns or special meanings, this is closely related to vocabulary acquisition and the role it has when integrating different skills in the class. This research study is associated with students¿ use of specific learning strategies to learn English vocabulary and how they are connected to oral interaction in class, Segler et al (2002) define vocabulary learning strategies as a subclass of language learning strategies, which are applicable to a wide variety of language learning task, ranging from the more isolated (e.g. vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar) to integrative tasks like oral communication and reading comprehension.