Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLSs) Employed by Learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL)

Autor/in	Goundar, Prashneel Ravisan
Titel	Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLSs) Employed by Learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 12 (2019) 5, S.177-189 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Vocabulary Development; Learning Strategies; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Independent Study; Adult Students; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Second Language Instruction; Metacognition; Foreign Countries; Notetaking; Anxiety; Memory; Dictionaries; Translation; Grammar; Pronunciation; Bilingualism; Fiji + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wortschatzarbeit; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Selbststudium; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Ausland; Angst; Gedächtnis; Dictionary; Wörterbuch; Grammatik; Aussprache; Bilingualismus; Fidschi
Abstract	Learning a new language entails various challenges, one of these is grasping the vocabulary of the language. A significant way to tackle the problem is to motivate students to become independent learners during the progression of second language (L2) vocabulary learning. Thus, this study intended to explore the use of different vocabulary learning strategies among adult English as foreign language learners and investigated the various vocabulary learning strategies and found the benefits and drawbacks associated with each strategy. It was able to select the most frequently and least frequently used VLSs by learners who have completed the language program and those who are continuing the course. Further, it found effective strategies that could be used in teaching vocabulary to students. The research used a quantitative method approach with 53 participants who were EFL learners took part in the questionnaire survey. The results of the present study reveal the common strategies that foreign language learners use in vocabulary learning. The VLSs from this study will not only benefit students of the English language but can easily to be used by learners of other second languages globally. Finally, the paper discusses different strategies at length, gives valuable recommendations in the discussion section and concludes with implications for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01