VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGY USE AMONG EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN VIETNAM
Vol. 127 No. 6B (2018), Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Vol. 127 No. 6B (2018)

VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGY USE AMONG EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN VIETNAM

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
https://doi.org/10.26459/hueuni-jssh.v127i6B.4119
Published 2018-03-30
Lê Thị Tuyết Hạnh
Trường Đại học Ngoại ngữ - Đại học Huế

Abstract

Abstract: This study examined the use of vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) among EFL university students in Vietnam. The research involved 213 EFL university students, 61 second year students and 152 third year students at Vinh University. The study used mixed methods, including Schmitt (1997)’s VLS questionnaire, learners’ diaries and interviews. Results indicated that cognitive strategies were the most frequently used and social strategies, which are used to consolidate new words, are the least frequently used ones. The data from diaries and interviews also showed that there is a lack of organized practice of vocabulary learning among the participants. Some pedagogical implications are discussed and suggested for English vocabulary teaching

Key words: vocabulary learning strategies, vocabulary learning, EFL university students

https://doi.org/10.26459/hueuni-jssh.v127i6B.4119
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