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Any investigation into the accentual reality of the Croatian language is based on listening to communicative practice and in this case the investigation is limited to specific groups within the language community. Who are the competent speakers of the Croatian language? The literature mentions the model speaker, the ideal speaker, and the professional speaker. Precise …

Since 1970s there has been a body of research on foreign language learning strategies that enable learners to control and improve their own learning. Learning strategies are crucial in developing communicative competence (Skehan, 1998). With the aim of improving their communicative competence, foreign language learners employ communication strategies as well as speaking strategies in order …