Delphi module

12.5
Appendices

Appendix 2
Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL)

WORKSHEET FOR ANSWERS

Write your response (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) in the spaces, next to the items below.

Part A	Part B	Part C	Part D	Part E	Part F
1.	10.	24.	30.	39.	45.
2.	11.	25.	31.	40.	46.
3.	12.	26.	32.	41.	47.
4.	13.	27.	33.	42.	48.
5.	14.	28.	34.	43.	49.
6.	15.	29.	35.	44.	50.
7.	16.		36.
8.	17.		37.
9.	18.		38.
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Sum =	Sum =	Sum =	Sum =	Sum =	Sum =

In the above spaces, add the total of your responses in each column and divide by the number of your answers. This process will tell you your average for each part of the SILL and your Overall Average. Write your averages below:

Part	Strategies covered	Your average on this
A.	Remembering more effectively	__________
B.	Using all your mental processes	__________
C.	Compensating for missing knowledge	__________
D.	Organizing and evaluating your learning	__________
E.	Managing your emotions	__________
F.	Learning with others	__________
YOUR OVERALL AVERAGE		__________

If you graph your score, you will see visually, how much potential you have remaining for learning the target language, and you can see what strategies might be more fruitful for your learning endeavours. In an area where you have a high average, for instance, you don't need new study methods; but in an area where you have low averages, new study methods may benefit you a lot.

Graph Your Averages Here

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	A Remember-ing more effectively	B Using all your mental processes	C Compensat-ing for missing knowledge	D Organizing and evaluating your learning	E Managing your emotions	F Learning with others

The overall average shows how often you use strategies for learning the target language. Each part of the SILL represents a group of learning strategies. The averages for each part of the SILL show which groups of strategies you use the most for learning English.

The best use of strategies depends on your age, personality, and purpose for learning. If you have a very low average on one or more parts of the SILL, there may be some new strategies in these groups that you might want to use. Ask your tutor about these.

Source: Rebecca L Oxford (1990), Language Learning Strategies. What Every Teacher Should Know, Boston, Heinle and Heinle Publishers. Reproduced with kind permission of the publishers.