The present study investigates the techniques that are known to the students of intermediate level in district Abbottabad. It also explores the frequency of the use of those known vocabulary strategies by the students and to what extent students use these strategies. Thus, the present study attempts to elicit information from learners about the learning strategies. A survey of students from the two Private Colleges was conducted to determine their preference for vocabulary learning strategies. For this purpose, a sample of 50 students was selected by non-random purposive process. Data was collected from the respondents with the help of questionnaires and was analyzed through Microsoft Excel. According to the results, it was conspicuous that the majority of students have enough information about the different strategies as they use them frequently. Whereas, it is also analyzed that activation strategies are most common as compared to social strategies and note-taking strategies. The findings will be advantageous to teachers in developing effective vocabulary teaching curricula and provide students with successful vocabulary learning strategies.

Key words: Elicit information, Vocabulary learning strategies, Not-taking strategies