A Study on Vocabulary Learning Strategies of Turkish EFL Students

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the vocabulary learning strategies of preparatory program Turkish EFL students when they learned new words in English. To that end, 85 Turkish EFL students in English preparatory education at a state university located in the western part of Turkey participated in the study. The ‘Vocabulary Learning Strategies Scale’ (VLSS), developed by Kocaman & Cumaoglu (2014), was utilized to collect the data for this study. The results of the study showed that the participants used vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) at a medium level. The results of the study also displayed that while affective strategies were the most frequently used vocabulary learning strategies by preparatory program Turkish EFL students, social strategies were the least frequently utilized vocabulary learning strategies by them. Finally, the results displayed a statistically significant relationship between individual variables such as gender, English proficiency level, success and students’ use of vocabulary learning strategies. 

Keywords

• vocabulary learning strategies,Turkish EFL students,gender,English proficiency level,success

İngilizceyi Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğrenen Türk Öğrencilerin Kelime Öğrenme Stratejileri Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Bu çalışma, İngilizce hazırlık programındaki İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türk öğrencilerin kelime öğrenme stratejilerinin araştırılmasını amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaca ulaşmak için, Türkiye'nin batı kesiminde bulunan bir devlet üniversitesinde İngilizce hazırlık eğitimindeki 85 Türk öğrenci çalışmaya katılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın verilerini toplamak için Kocaman ve Cumaoğlu (2014) tarafından geliştirilen “Kelime Öğrenme Stratejileri Ölçeği” (KÖSÖ) kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçları katılımcıların kelime öğrenme stratejilerini (KÖS) orta düzeyde kullandıklarını göstermiştir. Çalışmanın sonuçları aynı zamanda, İngilizce hazırlık programındaki İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türk öğrenciler tarafından en sık kullanılan kelime öğrenme stratejilerinin duyuşsal stratejiler olduğunu, en az kullanılan kelime öğrenme stratejilerinin ise sosyal stratejiler olduğunu göstermiştir. Son olarak, sonuçlar cinsiyet, İngilizce yeterlilik düzeyi, başarı gibi bireysel değişkenler ve öğrencilerin kelime öğrenme stratejilerini kullanmaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir. 

Keywords

• kelime öğrenme stratejileri,İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türkler,İngilizce yeterlilik düzeyi,cinsiyet,başarı

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