Investigating the Most Frequently Used Vocabulary Learning Strategies among Iranian EFL Learners
Publish place: The 6th National Conference on Modern Research In the field of language and literature of Iran (With participatory culture approach)
Publish Year: 1399
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: English
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 6 شهریور 1399
Abstract:
Learning vocabulary in the second language requires the use of vocabulary learning strategies which have been receiving much attention in the field of second language learning (Schmitt, 2000). In the present study, the researcher examined 68 university students responses to a questionnaire adapted from Vocabulary Learning Strategies Questionnaire (VLS) by Schmitt (2000). The participants all took part in a General English course in Islamic Azad University, Falavarjan Branch. The frequency of their use of vocabulary learning strategies and their perception of the strategies’ usefulness was evaluated based on their choices in the questionnaire. The results indicated that the frequency of vocabulary learning strategy use, can influence on students’ choices as the most useful vocabulary strategies. The most frequently used and most useful vocabulary learning strategies from the questionnaire results were as follows:1) analyzing the affixes and roots of new words, 2) analyzing the word by breaking down the sound segments, 3) repeatedly saying the words , 4) remembering words together with the context, 5) asking classmates for the meaning of the word. In general determination strategies were adopted as the most frequently used strategies and metacognitive strategies were the least frequently used strategies. Furthermore, the Iranian EFL learners were rated as moderate VLS users.
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Vida Yousefian
Department of English language, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran