TY - JOUR AU - Henríquez, Tania Katina AU - Von Johnn, Harry Ignacio AU - Peña, Víctor Hugo AU - Llanquileo, Elena Adriana PY - 2017/08/04 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The effects of memory and social strategies on oral production JF - Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal JA - Colomb. appl. linguist. j VL - 19 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.14483/22487085.10535 UR - https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/calj/article/view/10535 SP - 209-218 AB - <p>Language learning strategies (LLS) play a significant role in enhancing learning (Hedge, 2000; Oxford, 1990, 2003). In spite of this, little attention has been given to LLS in oral production in English as a second language (ESL) in Chile. This quasi-experimental research aimed to improve learners’ oral production achievements through a direct instruction period (DIP) of memory and social learning strategies. The participants included 10 eleventh grade students from a state-subsidized school. Both qualitative and quantitative instruments were used to collect data including: ethnographic field notes, surveys, and a pre/post-test. Moreover, due to sample size, non-parametric statistics were used to analyze the results obtained from the pre- and post-tests. Results showed that students’ oral production improved as a result of the memory instruction and social strategies suggesting that the former is more influential than the latter. These findings also suggest that a change in teaching methodologies and sample size might have influenced the results.</p> ER -