Can Learning Strategies Promote EFL Academic Writing in SLA

This paper firstly has a review about the theories in learning strategies in SLA (second language acquisition). Then, it pays attention to the relationship between learning strategies and academic writing proficiency in SLA. Finally, it attempts to emphasis the importance of teaching learning strategies academic wiring process in EFL classroom.

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