Article
Kató Lomb’s Strategies for Language Learning and SLA Theory
The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching
(2005)
Abstract
A noteworthy yet relatively unknown text on language learning is Dr. Kató Lomb’s Így tanulok nyelveket [This is how I learn languages] (Budapest: AQUA Kiadó, 1995, 4th ed.). The text is noteworthy for its language-learning strategies, which closely correlate to language-learning strategies of successful learners documented in major SLA studies of the past 25 years. Also significant is the fact that the text is one of the few accounts of successful language learning by a self-directed and lifelong language learner; as data, it is rare. This article excerpts Lomb’s language-learning strategies, correlates them to documented learner strategies, and argues that when many outstanding acquirers such as Lomb use the same strategies, these strategies are worthy of our attention; indeed, they drive research and shape SLA theory.
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Publication Date
2005
Publisher Statement
This article originally appeared in The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 1, 4, 2005. © IJFLT
Citation Information
Scott Alkire. "Kató Lomb’s Strategies for Language Learning and SLA Theory" The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching Vol. 1 Iss. 4 (2005) p. 17 - 26 ISSN: 2165 767X Available at: http://works.bepress.com/scott-alkire/6/