Students' Strategy in Note-Taking Activity To Understand Literary Text (A Study Conducted To 3third Semester Student of English Language Education Study Program in Pakuan University)RahmiNurulauthorNote-taking is an important skill, activity, and tool for students to help them recall the information as they re-read through their notes. Note- taking also helps students in organizing their notes and gather essential information. In addition, note-taking provides several strategies for the student to help them gain information. This research discussed the note- taking strategy used by the student to understand the literary text and aimed at figuring out students’ note-taking strategy in understanding the short story. The strategy in this research includes five note-taking strategies, which are the Cornell method, outline method, charting method, mapping method, and sentence method. Moreover, the participants of this research were third-semester students of the English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Sciences, Pakuan University. The writer uses the qualitative study method and descriptive analysis technique. The instruments used in this research were documentation, interview, and focus group discussions. The result showed that students use note-taking strategies to understand the short story. From 19 students, it was found that 53% use sentence strategy, 42% use outlining strategy, and 5% use mapping strategy. The finding in this research shows that the strategy in note- taking does help the student to understand and break down the content and context. Keywords: Literary Text, Note Taking, Short Story, Student’s StrategyPENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS2023Universitas Pakuan;Pendidikan Bahasa InggrisThesis