International Journal of
Learning and Teaching
Volume 11, Issue 2, (2019) 077-088
www.ij-lt.eu
Language teaching strategies and techniques used to support
students learning in a language other than their mother tongue
Yoones Tavoosy*, Faculty Member, Foreign Languages, Tehran Institute of Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran
Reza Jelveh, Faculty Member, Foreign Languages, Tehran Institute of Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran
Suggested Citation:
Tavoosy, Y. & Jelveh, R. (2019). Language teaching strategies and techniques used to support students learning
in a language other than their mother tongue. International Journal of Learning and Teaching.
11(2), 077–088.
Received date August 23, 2018; revised date December 02, 2018; accepted date March 11, 2019;
Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Hafize Keser, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
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2019. All rights reserved.
Abstract
This research attempts at exploring language teaching strategies and techniques that can be used in classroom settings to
improve student learning in a language other than their native languages. This paper aims to investigate the previous
research on models of learning and raise teacher awareness of language learning and create a resource bank of language
teaching strategies, ideas and techniques for teachers to use when implementing units of inquiry.
Keywords: Language teaching, learning strategies and techniques, mother tongue, student learning.
* ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Yoones Tavoosy, Faculty Member, Foreign Languages, Tehran Institute of
Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran. E-mail address: yoonestavoosy6679@gmail.com