AN INVESTIGATION INTO VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY THE SECOND-YEAR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

Abstract

This study investigates on the most frequently used vocabulary learning strategies of the second-year non-English major students at Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry. The research method approach of the study was descriptive method and a questionnaire was used as the main data collection instrument. The major findings of the research showed that the students of Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry employed a wide range of vocabulary learning strategies. Determination strategies were the most frequently used strategies while metacognitive strategies were preferred the least. It also revealed that students favored monolingual dictionaries, guessing from context and asking teachers or friends for meaning and concentrated mainly on the memorization of spoken form to consolidate the meaning of new word. Through these findings, some implications and recommendations are promisingly suggested for vocabulary learning.