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Title: Vocabulary Learning Strategies and their Contribution in ESL/EFL Or ELL Learning at M. Phil Level
Authors: Khurram Shahzad
Journal: Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies (JALS)
Publisher: Mega Institute for Advance Research and Development (Private) Limited
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2023
Volume: 1
Issue: 2
Language: English
Keywords: VSLESLContextual Knowledge.
Vocabulary learning is the most challenging task for second language learning. Vocabulary is the most important part of any language. It is the building block of a language and is the first step in learning a language. For vocabulary learning, first we must learn about some vocabulary learning strategies (VLS). Vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) are a branch of language learning. It is a type of cognitive psychology because it includes mental exercise. We can say that these are a set of strategies for learning new words. These strategies improve phonology, grammar as well as their contextual knowledge of foreign and second language words or vocabulary. Vocabulary Learning Strategies vary according to different situations and are not equally effective. There are various factors that affect VLS. It includes the learner’s motivation, his learning attitude towards learning a language, his learning environment, and learner’s perception of reading material. VLS are also helpful to overcome the difficulties in vocabulary learning and in language learning speed.
Current study aims at examining the types of vocabulary learning strategies used by Pakistani MS. ESL learners. Target population of my study is foundation university students. To achieve the aims of this study, I choose qualitative research design that it is decided to take open ended interviews from 6 students at the faculty of English department. This study contains constructive paradigm and entails multiple realities. The main instrument for data analysis is research. Participants of the study are students and the instrument for data collection is a tape recorder. The current study will contribute to existing knowledge of VLSs and furthermore, it will help in enhancing vocabulary of the learner.
To identify the vocabulary learning strategies used by Pakistani M. Phil ESL learners and to determine which strategies are most effective for learning English vocabulary.
Qualitative research design using open-ended interviews with 6 M. Phil ESL students at Foundation University. Data was collected via tape recorder, transcribed, and analyzed for emerging themes.
graph TD;
A[Select M. Phil ESL students] --> B[Conduct open-ended interviews];
B --> C[Record interviews];
C --> D[Transcribe interviews];
D --> E[Analyze data for themes];
E --> F[Identify vocabulary learning strategies];
F --> G[Determine effective strategies];
The study highlights that M. Phil linguistics students at Foundation University use various strategies for vocabulary learning, including reading, listening, and memory-based techniques, though they may not be able to name them. The effectiveness of strategies varies, and no single strategy is universally superior.
Students are not aware of the formal names of vocabulary learning strategies but actively employ them. Reading materials, listening to news and talk shows, and memory strategies are preferred. Diaries are used for word storage. Self-learning is a common approach.
Students actively use vocabulary learning strategies without formal knowledge of their names. Reading, listening, memory strategies, and self-learning are valuable. The study identified affective strategies, self-learning strategies, and memory strategies as particularly valuable.
* The study was published in the Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2023.
* Six M. Phil students were interviewed for the study.
* The paper was received on December 15, 2022, and accepted on June 20, 2023.
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