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The English language is considered an important language for international communication across many areas. Therefore, the Indonesian Government has made English a compulsory subject from junior secondary to tertiary level with the expectation that students will achieve a basic standard competency in English, enabling them to communicate in both written and spoken modes (Permendikbud, 2013). This places considerable demands on learners and on teachers. Learning a new language demands much time and effort. As time spent on language learning in formal educational settings is limited, it is important that learners develop effective ways of regulating their own learning. One of the key elements of language learning success is language learning strategy (LLS) use, which supports learners’ learning in formal education settings and beyond. This chapter reports a study that investigated the use of LLS by learners at an Indonesian university who were studying to become teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL). It contributes an Indonesian perspective on LLS use.
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Alfian, Wyra, M., Rossetto, M. (2016). Language Learning Strategy use by Prospective English Language Teachers in Indonesia. In: Orrell, J., Curtis, D.D. (eds) Publishing Higher Degree Research. Higher Education Horizons. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-672-9_10
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