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A Survey of University Students’ Knowledge of Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Influential Factors in Middle East
Amin Rasti-behbahanisubject
Linguistics and LanguageVocabularymedia_common.quotation_subjectMetacognitionta6121Language and LinguisticssukupuoliEducationMathematics educationgenderta516Social strategiesmedia_common060201 languages & linguisticsMiddle East05 social sciences050301 educationEnglish proficiency06 humanities and the artsvocabulary learning strategiesEFL contextVocabulary learningPreferenceEastern mediterranean0602 languages and literaturePsychology0503 educationproficiencydescription
In this study, the most and the least common vocabulary learning strategies was explored among Eastern Mediterranean University international students. Besides, the role of personal factors such as gender and English proficiency level of students were considered. After distributing the questionnaire, the data were analyzed applying t-test and ANOVA. It was revealed that the level of importance of vocabulary learning strategy use was moderate for the EMU international students. Furthermore, it was found that metacognitive strategies and social strategies are the most and the least common vocabulary learning strategies respectively utilized by EMU international students for learning vocabulary. Regarding the role of gender and proficiency level, the t-test and ANOVA results indicated that gender was an effective factor; whereas, proficiency was not an influential factor in preference of students for using vocabulary learning strategies. Male students preferred detrimental strategies but females preferred metacognitive strategies.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 | Journal of Language Teaching and Research |