Volume 4,Issue 5
Vocabulary Learning Strategies among Chinese University Students: A Mixed-Methods Study
This study employed a mixed approach to investigate vocabulary learning strategies among Chinese university students [1]. Quantitative data from 100 undergraduate students and qualitative data from 17 postgraduate students in Ireland were collected. The results showed that repetition was the most commonly used learning strategy. Vocabulary usage, association, and word formation strategies were also relatively common. Although students recognized the importance of vocabulary learning, most received little guidance on strategies. The students who applied various strategies were found to have a better vocabulary mastery and more learning autonomy [2]. The recommendation of this study is to improve the explicit instructions regarding the strategies and not use the rote memorization but the differentiated approach in the methods of teaching that is focused on students.
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