| Language learning strategies do not imply overall | | | | best suit your learning capabilities and preferences |
| plans, but rather methods using which you can | | | | and that will help you memorize grammar and |
| comprehend and remember the language while | | | | vocabulary rules. For instance, in order to |
| you are learning it. Language learning strategies | | | | memorize new words, you can repeat those |
| would include such things as bringing flash cards | | | | words aloud, act them aloud, or create their |
| into play, watching movies in that language, and | | | | mental images. |
| making use of example phrases for relating to the | | | | 5. Choose some fluency language learning |
| grammar rules. In order to the most compatible | | | | strategies that will help you learn express yourself |
| collection of such strategies for yourself, you | | | | fluently and accurately. Such strategies would |
| would need to look at the entire process of | | | | include conversation practice, processing thoughts |
| leaning a language from different angles. | | | | in that language, and doing some free writing. |
| 1. First, start with evaluating the strategies | | | | 6. Analyze your belief system. In case you |
| that you have been currently using. Look back to | | | | have certain feelings that continue to hold you |
| analyze things that have worked and haven’t | | | | back while you learn the language, then it is |
| worked for you using these strategies. For | | | | important to look for strategies that will address |
| instance, check whether flash cards actually | | | | them. For instance, if you are not speaking |
| helped you grasp new words more effectively | | | | because you are afraid of making mistakes, then |
| than writing those words. | | | | try practicing in that language with foreign |
| 2. Identify other potential strategies. Go | | | | speakers in the beginning to boost your |
| online or get hold of some nice language learning | | | | confidence. |
| books that will help you to note down many | | | | 7. Identify some fine social strategies. Making |
| tricks, tips, techniques, and strategies for learning | | | | use of that language in your real life is an |
| that language. Minus those that you are already | | | | effective strategy for increasing your knowledge, |
| sure won’t work well for you. No strategy | | | | but there might arise the need to make efforts |
| along can help you best in learning the language, | | | | to find different ways for using it. You could get |
| so jot down whatever you feel might do good to | | | | in touch and communicate with native speakers, |
| you. | | | | travel to some other country, or volunteer to do |
| 3. Find out if you are more of an auditory | | | | work that would require using that language. |
| (speaking and hearing), kinesthetic (physical | | | | Remember, if a popular language learning strategy |
| movement), or visual (writing and seeing) learner. | | | | hasn’t worked well for you, then this does |
| In case you are not sure, select some words and | | | | not mean that you do not have any aptitude for |
| apply certain learning strategies on them related | | | | that language. If you have given a particular |
| to hearing, moving, and seeing, till you become | | | | strategy your utmost attention and honest try |
| aware of what works best for you. | | | | but it still does not seem to be working in your |
| 4. It is also advisable to pick strategies to | | | | case, then just scrap it and go ahead to try |
| enhance memorization. Select strategies that will | | | | another. |