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A Study of Two Successful Language Learners:Insights on WTC & Learning Strategies

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A close analysis of language learners’ insights on their own learning have been shown to provide useful information on the route their learning takes and offer insights into the language learning as a whole. This study focused on two successful language learners, exploring the paths their learning experiences took via three methods of data collection:interviews, a questionnaire, and the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning. The results revealed that the learners’ willingness to communicate and language learning strategies were of particular significance in their learning experiences,positively impacting their language development and competency. The participants also had characteristics that have been associated with successful language learners in previous research. Excerpts from the learners’ data are presented and analyzed. Finally, some pedagogical recommendations are presented.

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A close analysis of language learners’ insights on their own learning have been shown to provide useful information on the route their learning takes and offer insights into the language learning as a whole. This study focused on two successful language learners, exploring the paths their learning experiences took via three methods of data collection:interviews, a questionnaire, and the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning. The results revealed that the learners’ willingness to communicate and language learning strategies were of particular significance in their learning experiences,positively impacting their language development and competency. The participants also had characteristics that have been associated with successful language learners in previous research. Excerpts from the learners’ data are presented and analyzed. Finally, some pedagogical recommendations are presented.

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