Language learning strategies is a term referring to the actions that are consciously deployed by language learners to help them learn or use a language more effectively. They have also been defined as "thoughts and actions, consciously chosen and operationalized by language learners, to assist them in carrying out a multiplicity of tasks from the very outset of learning to the most advanced levels of target language performance". Some learning strategies include methods that facilitate lowering the learner's language anxiety, therefore improving their confidence in using the language. Consistently it has been proven that strategies, those mentioned in the following article and others, assist learners to become more proficient. The term language learner strategies, which incorporates strategies used for language learning and language use, is sometimes used, although the line between the two is ill-defined as moments of second language use can also provide opportunities for learning. Source: Wikipedia (en)