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For ages learning a language other than the mother tongue was not an easy and straight forward task as one would anticipate. To make the second language learning easier, swift and natural, different scholars suggest astonishing teaching methods and overwhelming teaching and supporting materials were also introduced. However, only few were successful in learning the target language. But now thanks to scientific research the camouflage behind effective second or foreign language users strategies were identified. This book discusses fifty strategies that any language learner must know. Besides, it indicates and gives due emphasis for the strategies which are common to successful language learners. Finally, you can check your own language learning strategies use. It is also possible to compare and analyze your strategy use as compared to high and low achiever students. Hence, it enables you to witness a dramatic and amazing change in for your stride to be effective, efficient and fluent user of the target language.

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Seyoum Abraham, MA:Studied TEFL at Addis Ababa University. Lecturer at Axum University.Now studying at A.A.U for his PhD in Applied Linguistics.

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