Memory strategies allow learners to store and retrieve vocabulary for communication by arranging information in a personally meaningful order or through associations. These strategies, which involve specific actions by the learner to optimize the learning process, can make learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, self-directed, effective, and transferable to new situations.

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They arrange very simple principles, such as arranging things in order or making associations. These
associations must be personally meaningful to the learner. Memory strategies allow learners to store
vocabulary and then retreive it when needed for communication.
“Specific actions taken by the learner to makelearning easier, faster, more enjoyable, moreself-directed,
more effective, and moretransferrable to new situations."(1) (Oxford, 1990,p. 8)
(1) Bibliography• Oxford, Rebecca. Language Learning Strategies: What every teacher should know,
Heinle & Heinle: Boston. 1990