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The chapter considers the role of motivation, learning style preference, and language learning strategies in language learning. The chapter briefly looks at three learner characteristics which are largely beyond the teacher's control (age, gender, and language aptitude), and then concentrates on three factors that teachers can actively address to increase the effectiveness of instruction: motivation, learning styles, and learner strategies. The chapter concludes by giving the pedagogical implications of looking at learners' performance on language tasks as being at the intersection of learning style preferences, language learner strategies, and motivation.