Abstract: A self-administered questionnaire survey about English learning strategy was conducted among 493 undergraduates with difference backgrounds.The result shows: It indicated the main strategies of undergraduate English learning is explicit strategies because the implicit strategies was significantly lower than the explicit; the social/affective strategies were highest and the metacognize strategies were lowest among the explicit; and there were significantly differences between genders,subjective judgments about English learning difficult or easy,and academic achievements.We found that girls' strategy usage rate was generally higher than boys',and the more achievement or more positive learning cognize had more higher use rate of strategy.It was V shape of undergraduate's English learning strategy development that grade three reach to the lowest.And the fluctuation extent of boys' strategy level was bigger than girls'.

Key words: English learning strategy, implicit strategy, gender mode, development trend, college English