Vocabulary Learning Strategies Of Chinese Adult Correspondence Students

Words are the building bricks of a language and they are essential for successful language use. Without a sufficient quantity of them, meaningful communication is not possible. The last three decades saw the reemergence of interest into vocabulary learning and much research has been done in this field. Vocabulary learning strategies are one of the most important components in learning strategies. Chamot (1987) conducted a research into language learning strategies in different aspects and drew the conclusion that when students learn vocabulary, the number of strategies they adopt is the largest.The present study on English vocabulary learning strategies of Chinese adult correspondence students is based on O'Malley and Chamot's (1990) classification of language learning strategies. According to O'Malley and Chamot, language learning strategies are divided into three groups: metacognitive strategy, cognitive strategy and social/affective strategy. The study is designed primarily to investigate and identify the vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) used by Chinese adult correspondence students of English as a foreign language. The subjects of the present study are 124 adult students from correspondence school of Southwest Forestry College. The researcher has...