A Study On Non-English-Major Freshmen's Vocabulary Learning Strategies

In recent years, studies on LLS(language learning strategies) arouse people's great concern. However, systematic empirical studies on VLS(vocabulary learning strategies) in China, especially those taking non-English-major freshmen as subjects, are few.This dissertation is intended to set up a comparatively systematic framework for VLS so as to more completely explore Chinese non-English-major freshmen's VLS use. Seventy-one non-English-major freshmen in three different departments of Chongqing University are the subjects of this study. Through the instruments: questionnaire and V-test paper, this thesis reveals some characteristics of the freshmen's VLS use which are displayed as the following:The frequency of the three broad categories of VLS is: cognitive strategy > metacognitive strategy > social/affective strategy. Only cognitive strategy, as a whole, is comparatively frequently used.The three most frequently used subcategories of VLS are: pronunciation rule> repetition > word-list. The three least frequently used subcategories of VLS are: communicate with native English speakers