Strategier för lärande : Lärares förståelse och användning av strategier i språkundervisning i årskurserna 4-6

Sammanfattning: This research paper has the aim of examining Swedish and Australian teachers’ knowledge base and use of learning strategies in their language classes. After conducting qualitative interviews, the interviewees’ answers are tabled to corresponding descriptions of how strategies are communicated in current curricula of the two countries. The answers confirm that teachers’ understanding of learning strategies partly agree with previous research on strategies. While teachers place an emphasis on learning strategies for themselves as well as their pupils, they are observing strategic methods used by pupils rather than deliberately implementing learning strategies within their classrooms. The result of the study implies that teachers should put more focus on explaining and delivering learning strategies within the curriculum.