Open AccessVocabulary Learning Strategies Frequently Used by Sudanese EFL Learners at the Tertiary Level to Strengthen their Vocabulary Knowledge
Author(s) -
AbdulMahmoud Idrees Ibrahim,
Hassan Alshami
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of english language teaching and applied linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-756X
DOI - 10.32996/jeltal.2022.4.1.4
Subject(s) - vocabulary , vocabulary learning , psychology , mathematics education , english vocabulary , cognition , pedagogy , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience
The study aimed to find out the most frequent Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLSs) that had been used by the Sudanese EFL learners at the Faculty of Education, Alzaiem Alazhari University. A (VLSs) questionnaire was designed and handled to 159 EFL learners in 1st year. The questionnaire adopted Schmitt’s (1997) taxonomy with slight changes of items. There was a significant agreement among them in using vocabulary learning strategies to expand their vocabulary. Cognitive and memory strategies were the most frequently used, while social was the least used. The study recommended that teachers can help their students to become initiative and take responsibility for their success by providing them with a sense of what vocabulary learning strategies are, to enhance their vocabulary knowledge. Moreover, teachers should present a wide range of (VLSs) to their students for both a classroom-related setting and self-directed vocabulary learning.