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In this paper the results of experimental study, modelling the situation of non-contextual foreign language vocabulary learning, are presented. Subjects (n=31) memorized words of a foreign language, which were presented in pairs with their Russian translations. Eye movements were recorded during the trial. After the presentation subjects recalled the foreign words and they also provided post-hoc report about the learning strategies they used. As a result 3 main techniques of foreign vocabulary learning were distinguished (“graphical”, “phonemic” and “semantic” techniques), characterized by accent on the corresponding level of processing. Strong patterns of interrelation between the mnemonic techniques, recall score and eye movement characteristics were observed. Keywords: eye movements; foreign language vocabulary learning; paired associates; levels of processing