Research on Vocabulary Learning Strategy Training on Top-Level Students of Non-English Majors

2013 ◽  
pp. 347-352
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Shouyu Sun
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
English Majors

Non-English Major Freshmen’s Perception and Practice of the Vocabulary Notebook as their Vocabulary Learning Strategy

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Wen Chien
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Word Knowledge ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Word Families ◽  
English Majors ◽  
English Major ◽  
Major Data

<p>Freshmen English is one of the compulsory courses in universities in Taiwan. Vocabulary notebooks are<br />frequently advocated as a way for students to take control of their vocabulary learning (Fowle, 2002).<br />This study focuses on the perception and practice of 157 freshmen, who were all non-English majors, of<br />the vocabulary notebook as their vocabulary learning strategy. The major data in this study included<br />vocabulary notebooks, self-evaluation of keeping vocabulary notebooks, and instructional PowerPoint<br />files. The freshmen in this study had a positive attitude toward vocabulary notebooks, because<br />vocabulary notebooks helped them learn English words and increase their word knowledge,<br />particularly of word families. They used the vocabulary notebooks to review the lessons and prepare for<br />the exams. One interesting finding was that participants in this study preferred making their vocabulary<br />notebooks in hard copy on paper because they could easily carry the notebooks around and review the<br />lessons. Moreover, of all the required elements of the vocabulary notebooks, the learners found that<br />word families were the most useful, because they could memorize word families and use them to make<br />sentences. Suggestions are provided for how to make vocabulary notebooks an effective vocabulary<br />learning strategy.</p>

Effectiveness of strategy instruction for vocabulary learning: a narrative review

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Husain Abdulhay
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Strategy Instruction ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
Vocabulary Learning Strategies

Nowadays, it is strongly irrefutable that vocabulary skills founds the stepping-stone to  language learning and should be at the epicenter of language education, in re to the fact that much cannot be implied without grammar; nothing can be imparted without vocabulary. Understanding the key notions of how vocabulary is acquired can help language teachers be able to dispense more realistic and effective vocabulary teaching. With this thought in mind, it is crucial to acquaint students with vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) so that they can do this more effectively. With the expansion of research on vocabulary learning strategy instruction, the question to be posed is whether training on strategies will culminate in improvement in language learners or not. Thus, based on the significance ascribed to teaching vocabulary learning strategies in the process of language learning, the present paper seeks to cull evidences and scour the effectiveness of teaching vocabulary learning strategies.  Keywords: Vocabulary, vocabulary learning, strategy training for vocabulary learning.

Strategies in Learning English Vocabulary Among Twelfth Graders in Xuan Dinh High School

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang Anh Phong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Twelfth Graders ◽  
Vocabulary Learning Strategies

ABSTRACT Vocabulary learning is an immense journey which leaves its trademarks in all of the four skills. It places an upheaval importance in every EFL learner’s process of acquiring it. The aim of this study was to identify the vocabulary learning strategies in terms of frequency patterns and the differences between Social Science and Natural Science students. 151 Xuan Dinh non-majoring in English students participated in the research. The study utilized quantitative method with questionnaires as the representative. Descriptive statistics, including means and standard deviations and response percentages were analyzed to compile the responses to the discovery and consolidation strategies. The findings reveal that consolidation sub-group’s cognitive and discovery sub-group’s determination were more widely used among students than other strategies and Social Science students tended to use discovery group more than Natural Science pupils. Based on the findings of the study, understanding students’ strategy use may enable EFL teachers to incorporate vocabulary learning strategy training in English lessons in Xuan Dinh high school and improve students’ vocabulary learning strategies in accordance to their majors. Keywords: Vocabulary learning strategies; EFL learners; frequency; Xuan Dinh high school

A process-focused learning model for L2 vocabulary acquisition

2015 ◽  
Vol 166 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-162
Author(s):  
Qing Ma
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Word Form ◽  
L2 Vocabulary

This study aims to identify essential stages involved in vocabulary learning by constructing, implementing and validating a process-focused learning model using structural equation modelling (SEM). In this model, successful vocabulary learning goes through four sequential stages: perceiving the word form; accessing the word meaning; mapping the word form with meaning; using the word. A vocabulary learning strategy questionnaire was developed based on the model and administered to more than 300 Chinese university students; the model was satisfactorily tested using the SEM technique. The empirical findings provide further insights into our understanding of the complex nature of vocabulary acquisition which forms a systematic learning loop. A number of learning and teaching implications were drawn accordingly to enhance L2 vocabulary acquisition and vocabulary learning strategy training programmes.

scholarly journals A Study on Vocabulary-Learning Problems Encountered by BA English Majors at the University Level of Education

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naeem Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Learning Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
New Words ◽  
English Majors ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

Proficiency in English language depends on the knowledge of its vocabulary possessed by the second and foreign language learners and even the native speakers. Though developing the vocabulary is vital, it poses several problems, especially, to non-native students of English. Students with a low vocabulary knowledge show weak academic performance in different courses related to the language skills, linguistics, literature, and translation at the university level of education. This study, in particular, aims to investigate the problems faced by English majors in learning the vocabulary at Prince Stattam bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU) in Saudi Arabia. It also puts forward some vocabulary-learning strategies to minimize the potential problems. The data consist of the responses of 100 student-participants (undergraduates) randomly picked up from five different levels (four, five, six, seven, and eight) of 4-Year BA English Program at PSAU. This quantitative study uses an online questionnaire, as an instrument, to collect the data. The results reveal that the English majors at PSAU face several problems in learning the vocabulary such as knowing the meanings of new words, pronouncing new words, using new words correctly, memorizing and spelling new vocabulary and so on. To its contribution, this study emphasizes the importance of learning the English vocabulary, draws students’ attention towards it, highlights the problems encountered by students, and raises their awareness of the vocabulary. Future research may explore teachers’ perspectives on students’ vocabulary-learning problems and instructional methods implemented to teach the vocabulary in English language classrooms.

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