| Along with development of the national educational reform, Nan'an District in Chongqing (referred to hereafter as "my district"), as one of the Third Pilot Group of the National Education Experimental Areas, started in Spring 2003 a trial project to implement the National English Curriculum Standard (referred to hereafter as NECS) and to use a new series of Textbook Go For It, collaboratively produced by PEP, China and Thomson, USA.This thesis reports a study conducted in four representative schools in Nan'an District, focusing on the English learning strategy among the students in Year 7. The investigation applied the questionnaire, composed by Wen (2003) with three aspects: learners' background, learners' beliefs, and Year 7 students' learning strategies (Objectives of Level 2 and Level 5 in NECS). The data was analyzed under the assistant of SPSS. The findings are as follows:1. Because of the influence of their English learning in primary schools, students inYear 7 started the junior study with very complicated backgrounds. Most of them found it quite difficult to get used to the English teaching and learning in middle schools. Therefore, it is very important to justify our teaching methods, and more attention should be put on learners' needs.2. The study on learners' beliefs indicated that the majority of the students still depended greatly on the teacher's classroom teaching. Therefore, at the very beginning, it is necessary to develop and work with the students' beliefs. It is the students themselves who must be responsible for their study. We should produce autonomous learners who can not only increase their knowledge but also know how to manage their own learning.3. The most important part of the study is to focus on learning strategies at Level 2 and Level 5, under the requirement of NEC S. The result indicated that the average use of learning strategy was quite limited. Most of them even did not form their positive learning habits. Therefore, learner training at the beginning is important.4. The comparison analysis between good learners and the learners with difficulties on use of learning strategies partly verified the expert's some standpoints: the good language learners are better learning strategy users. (Wen, 1998) Therefore, it is important to work with the students the effective learning strategies and conduct learner training.According to the above findings, this study conducted learner training among the Year 7 students, in the ways of intensive training, group training, and individual training. The findings from the training provide us with the following implications:1. The key point in learner training should first of all develop the positive attitude of both the teachers and the students on learning strategy. It is an effective way to embed the learning strategies with the daily language teaching and learning. This study has been proved with good result.2. It is important to involve both the teachers and the learners in the strategy training. The teachers must develop their understanding in learning strategies, prepare and conduct strategy-embedded-lessons, and reflect on their teaching actions. The learners should also work collaboratively with the teachers and among themselves, so that the fullinvolvement of both teachers and students is encouraged and promoted.3. After the trial on learner training for one term, we realized that the students had become more aware of their learning and become a better manager in their own studying. It also indicates that it is possible to develop the students toward the ideal learner autonomy. This will lay a good foundation for their future English learning.In the last part of the report, the limitations as well as possible pedagogical implications are also discussed. The first limitation is that the sample selection in this investigation is relatively small. Secondly, multiple data collation and analysis techniques are needed. As a follow-up, more studies will be conducted in wider areas in the futur...
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