Principal trends of foreign language learning strategies' formation

The article provides an overview of forming competence in personal foreign language learning strategies as a process which evaluates development of the second language personality in autonomous foreign language learning. The author considers providing proof for formation of language learning strategies' competence to be a factor of a successful development of students' second language personality as an objective of the research. Methodology of anthropological and personality approaches is used in the research. Qualitative analytical, projective generalized, interpretative research techniques including monitoring, observation, questionnaire designs, testing, conversations, training, mathematical statistics techniques are used for problem solving. The author presents research focusing on students' foreign language learning strategies used in different language contexts.