Incorporating theories of language learning strategies and theories of speaking strategies,
the present study posed three research objectives:(1) identifying the categories of strategies
of learning speaking skill employed by EFL learners of Indonesian senior high schools,(2)
measuring the intensity of use of each strategy category, and (3) comparing the use of the
identified strategies by successful and less successful students. The subjects were 743
second year students, selected from eleven senior high schools in East Java, Indonesia …