Instructions: Read the following examples of indirect language learning strategies. Drag and drop them to complete the table below.

Objects to move

  • I sometimes link new words to a picture or a life experience.
  • I think of the relationship between what I already know and new things I learn in English.
  • I say or write new English words several times.
  • I practise speaking by imitating Obama’s speeches on YouTube.
  • I guess the meaning of new words first while reading.
  • If I cannot not remember the word that I want to use, I use other words that I know to express myself.

Direct Strategies Examples
Memory
    Giving Examples
      Compensation