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After a brief overview of language learning strategies and individual factors that affect the reading process, this paper discusses the relationship between the use of English learning strategies and reading comprehension at the college level. As effective strategy use facilitates reading, some reading strategies and pedagogical implications are then discussed in the paper.
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Ren, J. (2011). Using English Learning Strategies to Improve Reading Proficiency at the College Level. In: Zhou, M. (eds) Education and Management. ISAEBD 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 210. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23065-3_47
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