In learning a language, it is important for learners to fully utilise the four skills which are reading, listening, writing and speaking. One of the ways to assist learners to improve their learning is Language Learning Strategies where learners are provided with the essential strategies. Among the four skills needed to be proficient in a second language, writing skill is one of the crucial skills where most learners have difficulties in mastering and hindering the learning progress. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the LLS used to improve writing skill by Form 4 learners in a Chinese High School, Kuala Lumpur. Purposive sampling was used, compromising 41 students from the school. A questionnaire adapted from Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) by Oxford (1990) was distributed to the students focusing on identifying the strategies used to improve their writing skill. Likert scale was used as a measuring instrument from a scale of 1 to 4 points, mainly from never true of me to always true of me. The results reveal that learning from mistakes in essays, watching English TV shows and movies and being aware of their process in writing English are the strategies for improving English writing skill. Thus, implications and suggestions are included in the conclusion.
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