Metacognition in EL Teaching and Learning
Listen to Principal Master Teacher Cedric Leong explain how metacognition supports English Language learning and how it can be applied in the classroom.
Last updated 9 September 2026
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The podcast episodes in the area of Metacognition offer a range of perspectives on why Metacognition is important for student learning, what Metacognition looks like in enactment and how it can be enacted in classrooms.
In this episode, Principal Master Teacher Cedric Leong gives an overview of Metacognition in English Language teaching and learning.
Further reading on metacognition in EL teaching and learning
Topic | Further Reading |
|---|---|
Related Singapore Teaching Practice (STP) Pedagogical Practice | STP Pedagogical Practice: |
Curiosity in teaching and learning | Metcalfe, J., Schwartz, B., & Eich, T. (2020). Epistemic curiosity and the region of proximal learning. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 35, 40-47. |
Metacognition | Flavell, J. H. (1976). Metacognitive aspects of problem solving. In L. B. Resnick (Ed.), The nature of intelligence (pp. 231–235). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. |
Metacognition | Pintrich, P. (2002). The role of metacognitive knowledge in learning, teaching and assessing. Theory into Practice, 41(4), 219-225. |
Metacognition in language learning and teaching | Haukas, A. (2018). Metacognition in language learning and teaching: An overview. In A. Haukas, C. Bjorke, & M. Dypedahl (Eds.), Metacognition in language learning and teaching (pp. 11-30). New York, NY: Routledge. |
Episode published 24 Mar 2021.