Social strategies (e.g., asking questions to get verification, asking for clarification of a
confusing point, asking for help in doing a language task, talking with a native-speaking
conversation partner, and exploring cultural and social norms) help the learner work with
others and understand the target culture as well as the language. Social strategies were
significantly associated with L2 proficiency in studies by the South African EFL study byLearning Styles & Strategies/Oxford, GALA 2003 Page 15
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Dreyer and Oxford (1996) and the investigation of native-English-speaking foreign language
learners by Oxford and Ehrman (1995