Abstract
This article focuses on a study of the effect of strategy training on vocabulary comprehension. 112 sophomore English-majored students at Yangtze University were chosen as participants in a strategies-based instructional treatment or comparison group students receiving the regular vocabulary course. Data were gained through the performance of a set of two vocabulary tasks on a prepost basis by both groups and were analyzed by the tool SPSS17.0. The subsample of 24 students also provided verbal report data to show their cognitive insights into strategy use and the instruction itself. The findings showed that 1) Chinese English-majors used a variety of English vocabulary learning strategies in vocabulary learning, including metacognitive, cognitive and social/affective strategies. 2) The increased use of vocabulary strategies contributed positively to vocabulary and article comprehension.
Highlights
Vocabulary learning is the greatest stumbling block for most language learners
It briefly lists literature related to this issue, and considers a study conducted at Yangtze University. 112 sophomore English-majored learners at Yangtze University were chosen as participants in a strategies-based instructional treatment or comparison group students receiving the regular vocabulary course in the study
In order to determine how they avail themselves to each vocabulary learning strategy, average mean score and standard deviation and strategies use at three levels are calculated
Summary
Vocabulary learning is the greatest stumbling block for most language learners. As an indispensable part of language system, vocabulary learning is of great importance to language acquisition. Vocabulary is a very important component of a language. This article focuses on the impact of strategy training on vocabulary comprehension. 112 sophomore English-majored learners at Yangtze University were chosen as participants in a strategies-based instructional treatment or comparison group students receiving the regular vocabulary course in the study. It briefly lists literature related to this issue, and considers a study conducted at Yangtze University.
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