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The present study explores EFL female Saudi students’ language learning strategies (LLS) using social networking sites (SNS). A quantitative design was adapted from Oxford (1990) for this study using Strategy Inventory of Language Learning for social networking sites. One hundred seventy-nine university students in the preparatory year studying English at English Language Institute (69 academic track, 110 Arts track) filled in a questionnaire adapted from Albady (2018). The results showed that students’ most frequent strategies were Cognitive and Metacognitive, while the least were Social. Although there is no significant difference between the two groups on Metacognitive and Cognitive strategies, a significant level was detected in Social strategies in favor of the Arts group. Also, students were highly motivated to use SNS to foster learning autonomy. Some pedagogical implications were recommended to encourage teachers to integrate SNS more in teaching and highlight their role in enabling students to manage learning in self-regulated contexts.
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