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A Study of Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Vocabulary Size of Iraqi EFL Learners

abid, rana abdul settar university of basra - college of education for human sciences - lecturerdept. of english, Iraq

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The present study is set to investigate the vocabulary learning strategies used by Iraqi EFL learners and how these strategies are related to their vocabulary size. Two instruments have been manipulated; Schmitt s (1997) vocabulary learning strategies scale and Nation s (1990) vocabulary level test. The results reveal that the Iraqi EFL learners are unaware of the mechanisms they are supposed to adopt in learning vocabulary. Consequently, the participants vocabulary size is rather limited and has no relation with the strategies they reported using. Introduction Vocabulary is central to language learning as it is seen as the heart of both language pedagogy and communication( Laufer, 1986 : 70 ). However, attention has always been diverted to teaching and learning grammar, leaving foreign language students especially at the university level to learn vocabulary on their own without much guidance. Consequently, they would face difficulties in communication due to limited vocabulary. This makes it so significant to explore the techniques or actions adopted by foreign language students to learn vocabulary, and this is the core of vocabulary learning strategies research.

Vocabulary Learning Strategies , Vocabulary Size , Iraqi , EFL Learners

2017

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