VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN AN EFL CONTEXT: A SURVEY STUDY
Abstract
Vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) are important for learning English as a foreign
language. VLS enable language learners to develop their vocabulary knowledge and
language skills. The purpose of this study is to identify the profile of VLS used by
students in English subject in a secondary school. This survey study used VLS
Questionnaire from Subon (2013). The participants of this study were 91 students.
The findings show that guessing strategies is the most frequently used by students in
learning of vocabulary with (M=3.48) and (SD=0.02), followed by perception
strategies with (M=3.47) and (SD= 0.05), sources strategies with (M=3.40) and
(SD=0.12), activation strategies with (M=3.35) and (SD=0.04), encoding strategies
with (M=3.33) and (SD=0.05), dictionary use strategies with (M=3.26) and
(SD=0.12), management strategies with (M=3.26) and (SD=0.02), and rehearsal
strategies with (M=3.24) and (SD=0.01).