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Vocabulary Learning Strategies

1 linking L2 sounds to sounds of the L1 word

2 looking at the meaning of part of the word

3 noting the structure of part of the word

4 putting the word in a topic group

5 visualising the word in isolation

6 linking the word to a situation

7 creating a mental image of the word

8 associating a physical sensation with the word

9 associating the word with a keyword