Understanding the use of vocabulary learning strategies among Malaysia ESL tertiary learners

This study investigates eight ESL students studying Teaching English as a Second Language in Universiti Putra Malaysia. This investigation attempts to understand the use of a variety vocabulary learning strategies employed by participants as well as the role of both formal and informal language lea...

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Main Author:	Hossenini, Atefeh
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Higher) - Foreign speakers English language - Study and teaching - Malaysia - Foreign speakers
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39714/1/FPP%202010%2036R.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.397142015-08-17T09:29:19Z Understanding the use of vocabulary learning strategies among Malaysia ESL tertiary learners 2010-07 Hossenini, Atefeh This study investigates eight ESL students studying Teaching English as a Second Language in Universiti Putra Malaysia. This investigation attempts to understand the use of a variety vocabulary learning strategies employed by participants as well as the role of both formal and informal language learning environments on learners’ choice of vocabulary learning strategies. This study describes how school and home environments as well as how mediating agents interfere in acquiring vocabulary learning strategies of ESL students or support them. This research adopts the qualitative method. The researcher gathered data through in depth interviews and used open coding to code the data as well as constant comparative methods to analyze the data. The findings of the research show that participants learned new English words by using vocabulary learning strategies such as guessing from the textual context , using monolingual dictionaries,practicing newly learned vocabulary in conversations, using English language media and using social strategies. The findings suggest that the teachers’ teaching methods, the level of encouragement they received, peers’ negative and positive behaviors, classroom’s activity and textbooks were significant factors that generally effected the learners’ choice of vocabulary learning strategies in school. In the home environment, findings illustrate how parents’ encouragements and support as well as their educational level have an impact on learners’ vocabulary learning strategies. Additionally, the study found that learner’s beliefs have certain influence on both formal and informal ways of learning English vocabularies. The results of this study suggest that more vocabulary teaching with communicative approach focusing on factors such as learners’ language learning experiences, home environment and peer groups are needed in handling the Malaysians ESL learners as far as vocabulary learning’s concerned. Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Higher) - Foreign speakers English language - Study and teaching - Malaysia - Foreign speakers 2010-07 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39714/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39714/1/FPP%202010%2036R.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Higher) - Foreign speakers English language - Study and teaching - Malaysia - Foreign speakers
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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topic	Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Higher) - Foreign speakers English language - Study and teaching - Malaysia - Foreign speakers
spellingShingle	Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Higher) - Foreign speakers English language - Study and teaching - Malaysia - Foreign speakers Hossenini, Atefeh Understanding the use of vocabulary learning strategies among Malaysia ESL tertiary learners
description	This study investigates eight ESL students studying Teaching English as a Second Language in Universiti Putra Malaysia. This investigation attempts to understand the use of a variety vocabulary learning strategies employed by participants as well as the role of both formal and informal language learning environments on learners’ choice of vocabulary learning strategies. This study describes how school and home environments as well as how mediating agents interfere in acquiring vocabulary learning strategies of ESL students or support them. This research adopts the qualitative method. The researcher gathered data through in depth interviews and used open coding to code the data as well as constant comparative methods to analyze the data. The findings of the research show that participants learned new English words by using vocabulary learning strategies such as guessing from the textual context , using monolingual dictionaries,practicing newly learned vocabulary in conversations, using English language media and using social strategies. The findings suggest that the teachers’ teaching methods, the level of encouragement they received, peers’ negative and positive behaviors, classroom’s activity and textbooks were significant factors that generally effected the learners’ choice of vocabulary learning strategies in school. In the home environment, findings illustrate how parents’ encouragements and support as well as their educational level have an impact on learners’ vocabulary learning strategies. Additionally, the study found that learner’s beliefs have certain influence on both formal and informal ways of learning English vocabularies. The results of this study suggest that more vocabulary teaching with communicative approach focusing on factors such as learners’ language learning experiences, home environment and peer groups are needed in handling the Malaysians ESL learners as far as vocabulary learning’s concerned.
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author	Hossenini, Atefeh
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title	Understanding the use of vocabulary learning strategies among Malaysia ESL tertiary learners
title_short	Understanding the use of vocabulary learning strategies among Malaysia ESL tertiary learners
title_full	Understanding the use of vocabulary learning strategies among Malaysia ESL tertiary learners
title_fullStr	Understanding the use of vocabulary learning strategies among Malaysia ESL tertiary learners
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granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2010
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