TY  - JOUR
TT  - THE VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF HIGH SCHOOL EFL LEARNERS
AU  - Mirioglu, Meryem
AU  - Yıldız, Engin
PY  - 2019
DA  - December
JF  - Akdeniz Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
JO  - AKSOS
PB  - Akdeniz Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2564-7091
SP  - 68
EP  - 87
IS  - 6
LA  - en
KW  - Vocabulary
KW  - vocabulary learning strategies
N2  - In all schools inTurkey, English is a compulsory subject. Therefore, English is taught for twohours a week depending on the school type or grade. Since vocabulary is regardedas a crucial aspect in language learning, the purpose of the study is toinvestigate the vocabulary learning strategies adopted by 9th gradestudents, to find out which vocabulary learning strategies used most and theleast. Another purpose of this study is to find whether there were anydifferences between male and female learners regarding strategy use. 172 9thgrade students took part in this study and they were asked to fill in aquestionnaire of 25 vocabulary learning strategy items. Also, a semi-structuredinterview with ten students was held. The data was analyzed by using frequency,percentages, and means.The mostly usedstrategies were Social (Discovery) and Determination Strategies and the least onesare Social (Consolidation) and Metacognitive Strategies. No significantdifference of strategy use between female and male students was observed.However, when the strategy items were examined individually, slight differences were observed. The findingscontributed the teachers in terms of improving themselves and their studentsabout the instruction of VLSs and it also helped the teachers to selectappropriate course books and materials related with the strategy use of theirstudents.
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UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/aksos/issue//620305
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/882441
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