Domyei (1995 60) refers to communication strategies as a “wide range of communication-enhancing devices” Taking into account the aforementioned definitions, one can conclude that communication strategies are the tools employed by a learner to overcome linguistic deficiencies m the L2 and serve to maintain communication
According to all definitions mentioned above, it can be summarized that communication strategies are potentially conscious techniques used by an individual when facing difficulties of communication due to a lack of linguistic and communicative competence in the target language.