Have a Look at Language Learning Strategies: A Good Step for Successful English asForeign Language Learning

Language learning strategies refers to the students’ ways in learning to help them master the foreign language they are learning in. They may be old theme in educational study, but still considered as one of working tools to fill in the gap between what students know and what students need to know. The uses of language learning strategies are necessary to be recognized by teachers for EFL learning development. This present article aims to explore the matter of language learning strategies, what makes them important, and how to promote them in learning. Learning strategies become one of influential aspects of successful learning along side with the teaching methods or techniques used by teachers since it is used as students’ secret weapon to assist them in learning. Therefore, focusing on students’ learning strategies is necessary since it can create autonomous learning atmosphere, can stimulate students to be proficient language users, and can stimulate teacher to develop better the language tasks or activities. Therefore, teachers are required to promote the use of learning strategies by identifying and analyzing the strategies used by students in their learning process, and then integrating the use of strategies in teaching learning process. Keywords: strategies, language learning strategies, foreign language learning