A Study On Application Of Vocabulary Learning Strategies In FLT

More and more studies show the main factor that affects L2 user's language competence is vocabulary knowledge.English vocabulary teaching has become a great obstacle in English teaching and learning in recent years.Introducing English vocabulary learning strategy training into teaching activities also catches much attention among teachers and scholars.This study is developed from O'Malley and Chamot's framework of learning strategies,in which metacognitive strategies,cognitive strategies,social/affective strategies are included. Metacognitive strategies are higher order executive skills and used for learners to oversee, regulate,or self-direct their language learning.Cognitive strategies refer to the mental processes they use to acquire,sort,remember,and use information.Social/Affective strategies refer to participating in the language learning and affective adjustment.The present study firstly attempts to explore the overall pattern of non-English majors' beliefs and strategies about English vocabulary learning through questionnaire.The results show:the investigated learners generally believed words should be learned through use;these learners use a wide range of strategies when learning English;and cognitive strategies are the most widely used among three dimensions.In addition,in the following experimental teaching activities,the author chose three strategies as training targets:(1) guessing the meaning of words through context(contextualization strategy);(2) instructing knowledge of word-formation (grouping strategy);(3) oral and written output(exercising strategy).Through four-mouth strategies-based instruction activities,the author carried out four monthly vocabulary tests and final vocabulary test respectively.The results of the questionnaire and vocabulary test are inputted into computer and SPSS 13.0 statistical analysis is used to analyze them.The major findings are concluded as follows:(1) The subjects in experimental class used target strategies more often and more smoothly than before;(2) The training can greatly enhance vocabulary learning strategy use frequency;(3) Using vocabulary learning strategy could be effective in the way of improving vocabulary achievement.