Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by Jordanian EFL Successful and Unsuccessful Learners
Journal Title: Journal of Education and Literature - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The present study addresses itself to a significant part of the process of teaching and learning English, namely, the strategies used by both successful and unsuccessful Jordanian EFL learners in learning new vocabulary items. Moreover, the study also examines the effect of gender on the participants' choice of strategies when they face unfamiliar English vocabulary. One hundred thirty-five male and female Jordanian students have participated in the study. The results show that the participants, whether male or female, tend to resort to use their e-dictionaries downloaded on their mobile /smart phones as the main strategy to look up the meaning of any new vocabulary. In contrast, looking up new vocabulary in printed dictionaries was the least used strategy. Gender did not show any significant effect on the participants' choice of strategy.
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Sana’ Ababneh
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