COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN A 2ND LANGUAGE - DEFINITIONS AND TAXONOMIES

This paper examines trends in second language (L2) communication strat egy (CS) research to date. We give a comprehensive review of the relev ant literature from the last two decades, with particular consideratio n of the different ways in which CSs have been defined and of correspo nding influences on the organization of strategy taxonomies. We first outline the history of CS research and discuss problem-orientedness an d consciousness as defining criteria for CSs. We then offer a comprehe nsive list of strategic language devices and describe the major CS tax onomies, noting key trends, with special attention to current and futu re research orientations.