La musique de Youssou N'Dour et la poésie de Léopold Senghor...Le poulet Yassa et la voix des ancêtres. L'Afrique nous parle.

Begin by discovering your learning style with this Learning Style Inventory from NCSU.

The VARK Active Learning Inventory with study practices keyed to inventory results.

Study Guides and Strategies by Joe Landsberger. (Available in many languages. Not just for languages; I am interested in your success in all areas of academic life.)

Oxford, Rebecca. Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know. NY: Newbury House, 1990.

This text is a must for anyone who is interested in practical techniques to make learning time more effective. Oxford is the author of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL), a survey that provides information about the strategies that the individual learner employs to learn a second language.

Here is an article from CAL on Oxford's Language learning strategies. What can you draw from here about the way you learn or teach?

Do graphs and diagrams help you learn? Check these grammar charts.

Do you use graphic organizers to help you organize your writing?

Do you use highlighting to remember verb endings?

Do you practice naturalistically by watching target language video?

Do you listen to the radio in the target language to improve listening?

Do you use mnemonic devices?

Do you use flash cards?

Do you ever join study groups to practice your language?

Do you ever make use of peer tutoring?

Peer tutors can help you perfect your accent and improve speech fluency. NVCC students call (703) 845-6363.

NVCC students can also consult these student services.

Read about The Second Language Learning Strategies Project, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota. Strategies-based instruction (SBI) is a learner-centered approach to teaching that integrates strategy training with embedded strategy practice in the FL classroom.