Anna Uhl Chamot
Biographic Data
| ID | 733673 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Uhl Chamot |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna Uhl |
| FAMILY NAME | Chamot |
| SIGNATURE | CHAMOT A U |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Research Associates (United States) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 135 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The learning strategy prism: Perspectives of learning strategy experts
Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach: Calla in Arlington, Virginia
This article describes the implementation of the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA), an instructional model that fosters the school achievement of students who are learning through the medium of a second language. Specifically, the CALLA science and math programs for secondary English language learning (ELL) students in Arlington Public Schools are examined with respect to program goals, curriculum and materials development, te…
The Calla handbook: Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
"Comments on Janie Rees-Miller's "A Critical Appraisal of Learner Training: "Theoretical Bases and Teaching Implications": Two Readers React
Anna Uhl Chamot, Joan Rubin, Comments on Janie Rees-Miller's "A Critical Appraisal of Learner Training: Theoretical Bases and Teaching Implications": Two Readers React, TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Winter, 1994), pp. 771-776
Student Responses to Learning Strategy Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom
This paper describes a study which is investigating the teaching of learning strategies to high school and college students enrolled in beginning level Japanese classes and high school students in beginning level Russian and Spanish classes. Learning strategy instructional materials correlated to each curriculum were implemented by participating teachers, and the effect of the instruction on students was analyzed. The focus of this paper is on st…
Learning and Problem Solving Strategies of ESL Students
The mathematics problem solving approaches of a group of elementary and secondary ESL students were investigated through a performance assessment accompanied by think-aloud procedures. Students were enrolled in ESL mathematics classes in a Title VII project implementing the Cognitive Academic Learning Approach (CALLA). In this approach, curriculum content is used to develop academic language and learning strategies are taught explicitly to increa…
Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition
O'Malley and Chamot review the literature on learning strategies, describe and classify learning strategies in second language learning, and discuss why learning is affected in a positive manner when such strategies are used. The authors present instructional models for learning-strategy training that teachers can apply to their own classes. The material is based on current research in second language acquisition and cognitive theory.
Listening Comprehension Strategies in Second Language Acquisition
Listening comprehension is viewed theoretically as an active process in which individuals focus on selected aspects of aural input, construct meaning from passages, and relate what they hear to existing knowledge. This theoretical view has not been sufficiently supported by direct research which clarifies what listeners actually do while engaged in listening tasks. This study focused on the mental processes second language learners use in listeni…
America: The Early Years: America: After Independence; Teacher's Guide (Language Development through Content)
Learning Strategies in Foreign Language Instruction
This paper summarizes the findings of a three year project which investigated the use of learning strategies by foreign language students and their teachers, 1 and suggests specific classroom applications for learning strategy instruction. Three studies were conducted under this project: (a) a Descriptive Study, which identified learning strategies used in studying foreign languages, (b) a Longitudinal Study, which identified differences in the s…
Bilingualism in education and bilingual education: The state of the art in the United States
This paper provides an overview of the current status and future directions of education for limited English proficient (LEP) students in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. First, the context of current educational activities is established through a brief description of the following topics: -estimates of numbers of LEP school‐aged children;-legislative history of bilingual education;-estimates of qualified teachers for LEP s…
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach: A Bridge to the Mainstream
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) is designed for limited English proficient students who are being prepared to participate in mainstream content-area instruction. CALLA provides transitional instruction for upper elementary and secondary students at intermediate and advanced ESL levels. This approach furthers academic language development in English through content-area instruction in science, mathematics, and social stud…
Learning Strategy Applications with Students of English as a Second Language
Recent research on cognition has indicated the importance of learning strategies in gaining command over second language skills. Despite these recent advancements, important research questions related to learning strategies remain to be answered. These questions concern 1) the range and frequency of learning strategy uses by students learning English as a second language (ESL) and 2) the effects of training in learning strategies on English langu…
Learning Strategies Used by Beginning and Intermediate Esl Students
This study was designed to (a) identify the range, type, and frequency of learning strategy use by beginning and intermediate level ESL students and (b) determine the types of language tasks with which the strategies tend to be associated. Students at beginning and intermediate levels in English proficiency were interviewed in small groups to determine the strategies used to assist in learning each of a number of language tasks: pronunciation, gr…
Toward a Functional ESL Curriculum in the Elementary School
A functional ESL curriculum in the elementary school should provide children with the language functions and notions needed to study school subjects in English. For language minority children in the United States, a functional ESL curriculum must go beyond the threshold level of social communicative skills and provide instruction and development in the cognitive and academic language skills needed in the classroom. A language learning model based…
English for International Communication
English for international communication , English for international communication , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی
Learning Strategies in Foreign Language Instruction
This paper summarizes the findings of a three year project which investigated the use of learning strategies by foreign language students and their teachers, 1 and suggests specific classroom applications for learning strategy instruction. Three studies were conducted under this project: (a) a Descriptive Study, which identified learning strategies used in studying foreign languages, (b) a Longitudinal Study, which identified differences in the s…
Learning Strategy Applications with Students of English as a Second Language
Recent research on cognition has indicated the importance of learning strategies in gaining command over second language skills. Despite these recent advancements, important research questions related to learning strategies remain to be answered. These questions concern 1) the range and frequency of learning strategy uses by students learning English as a second language (ESL) and 2) the effects of training in learning strategies on English langu…
Learning Strategies Used by Beginning and Intermediate Esl Students
This study was designed to (a) identify the range, type, and frequency of learning strategy use by beginning and intermediate level ESL students and (b) determine the types of language tasks with which the strategies tend to be associated. Students at beginning and intermediate levels in English proficiency were interviewed in small groups to determine the strategies used to assist in learning each of a number of language tasks: pronunciation, gr…
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach: A Bridge to the Mainstream
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) is designed for limited English proficient students who are being prepared to participate in mainstream content-area instruction. CALLA provides transitional instruction for upper elementary and secondary students at intermediate and advanced ESL levels. This approach furthers academic language development in English through content-area instruction in science, mathematics, and social stud…
Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition
O'Malley and Chamot review the literature on learning strategies, describe and classify learning strategies in second language learning, and discuss why learning is affected in a positive manner when such strategies are used. The authors present instructional models for learning-strategy training that teachers can apply to their own classes. The material is based on current research in second language acquisition and cognitive theory.
Student Responses to Learning Strategy Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom
This paper describes a study which is investigating the teaching of learning strategies to high school and college students enrolled in beginning level Japanese classes and high school students in beginning level Russian and Spanish classes. Learning strategy instructional materials correlated to each curriculum were implemented by participating teachers, and the effect of the instruction on students was analyzed. The focus of this paper is on st…
Learning and Problem Solving Strategies of ESL Students
The mathematics problem solving approaches of a group of elementary and secondary ESL students were investigated through a performance assessment accompanied by think-aloud procedures. Students were enrolled in ESL mathematics classes in a Title VII project implementing the Cognitive Academic Learning Approach (CALLA). In this approach, curriculum content is used to develop academic language and learning strategies are taught explicitly to increa…
Bilingualism in education and bilingual education: The state of the art in the United States
This paper provides an overview of the current status and future directions of education for limited English proficient (LEP) students in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. First, the context of current educational activities is established through a brief description of the following topics: -estimates of numbers of LEP school‐aged children;-legislative history of bilingual education;-estimates of qualified teachers for LEP s…
Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach: Calla in Arlington, Virginia
This article describes the implementation of the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA), an instructional model that fosters the school achievement of students who are learning through the medium of a second language. Specifically, the CALLA science and math programs for secondary English language learning (ELL) students in Arlington Public Schools are examined with respect to program goals, curriculum and materials development, te…
The learning strategy prism: Perspectives of learning strategy experts
The Calla handbook: Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
English for International Communication
English for international communication , English for international communication , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی
Toward a Functional ESL Curriculum in the Elementary School
A functional ESL curriculum in the elementary school should provide children with the language functions and notions needed to study school subjects in English. For language minority children in the United States, a functional ESL curriculum must go beyond the threshold level of social communicative skills and provide instruction and development in the cognitive and academic language skills needed in the classroom. A language learning model based…
Learning Strategy Applications with Students of English as a Second Language
Recent research on cognition has indicated the importance of learning strategies in gaining command over second language skills. Despite these recent advancements, important research questions related to learning strategies remain to be answered. These questions concern 1) the range and frequency of learning strategy uses by students learning English as a second language (ESL) and 2) the effects of training in learning strategies on English langu…
Learning Strategies Used by Beginning and Intermediate Esl Students
This study was designed to (a) identify the range, type, and frequency of learning strategy use by beginning and intermediate level ESL students and (b) determine the types of language tasks with which the strategies tend to be associated. Students at beginning and intermediate levels in English proficiency were interviewed in small groups to determine the strategies used to assist in learning each of a number of language tasks: pronunciation, gr…
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach: A Bridge to the Mainstream
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) is designed for limited English proficient students who are being prepared to participate in mainstream content-area instruction. CALLA provides transitional instruction for upper elementary and secondary students at intermediate and advanced ESL levels. This approach furthers academic language development in English through content-area instruction in science, mathematics, and social stud…
Bilingualism in education and bilingual education: The state of the art in the United States
This paper provides an overview of the current status and future directions of education for limited English proficient (LEP) students in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. First, the context of current educational activities is established through a brief description of the following topics: -estimates of numbers of LEP school‐aged children;-legislative history of bilingual education;-estimates of qualified teachers for LEP s…
Listening Comprehension Strategies in Second Language Acquisition
Listening comprehension is viewed theoretically as an active process in which individuals focus on selected aspects of aural input, construct meaning from passages, and relate what they hear to existing knowledge. This theoretical view has not been sufficiently supported by direct research which clarifies what listeners actually do while engaged in listening tasks. This study focused on the mental processes second language learners use in listeni…
America: The Early Years: America: After Independence; Teacher's Guide (Language Development through Content)
Learning Strategies in Foreign Language Instruction
This paper summarizes the findings of a three year project which investigated the use of learning strategies by foreign language students and their teachers, 1 and suggests specific classroom applications for learning strategy instruction. Three studies were conducted under this project: (a) a Descriptive Study, which identified learning strategies used in studying foreign languages, (b) a Longitudinal Study, which identified differences in the s…
Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition
O'Malley and Chamot review the literature on learning strategies, describe and classify learning strategies in second language learning, and discuss why learning is affected in a positive manner when such strategies are used. The authors present instructional models for learning-strategy training that teachers can apply to their own classes. The material is based on current research in second language acquisition and cognitive theory.
Learning and Problem Solving Strategies of ESL Students
The mathematics problem solving approaches of a group of elementary and secondary ESL students were investigated through a performance assessment accompanied by think-aloud procedures. Students were enrolled in ESL mathematics classes in a Title VII project implementing the Cognitive Academic Learning Approach (CALLA). In this approach, curriculum content is used to develop academic language and learning strategies are taught explicitly to increa…
Student Responses to Learning Strategy Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom
This paper describes a study which is investigating the teaching of learning strategies to high school and college students enrolled in beginning level Japanese classes and high school students in beginning level Russian and Spanish classes. Learning strategy instructional materials correlated to each curriculum were implemented by participating teachers, and the effect of the instruction on students was analyzed. The focus of this paper is on st…
The Calla handbook: Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
"Comments on Janie Rees-Miller's "A Critical Appraisal of Learner Training: "Theoretical Bases and Teaching Implications": Two Readers React
Anna Uhl Chamot, Joan Rubin, Comments on Janie Rees-Miller's "A Critical Appraisal of Learner Training: Theoretical Bases and Teaching Implications": Two Readers React, TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Winter, 1994), pp. 771-776
Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach: Calla in Arlington, Virginia
This article describes the implementation of the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA), an instructional model that fosters the school achievement of students who are learning through the medium of a second language. Specifically, the CALLA science and math programs for secondary English language learning (ELL) students in Arlington Public Schools are examined with respect to program goals, curriculum and materials development, te…
The learning strategy prism: Perspectives of learning strategy experts
Psychology (14 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (11 works) · Mathematics education (11 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (11 works) · Linguistics (9 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Cognition (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Language acquisition (5 works)