Second Language Learners' Attitudes towards the Methods of Learning Vocabulary

Autor/inn/en	Ali, Zuraina; Mukundan, Jayakaran; Baki, Roselan; Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd
Titel	Second Language Learners' Attitudes towards the Methods of Learning Vocabulary
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 5 (2012) 4, S.24-36 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Learning Strategies; Investigations; Student Attitudes; Vocabulary; Vocabulary Development; Cues; Dictionaries; Computer Assisted Instruction; Questionnaires; Pretests Posttests; Educational Practices; Cognitive Style; Student Surveys; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Untersuchung; Schülerverhalten; Wortschatz; Wortschatzarbeit; Stichwort; Dictionary; Wörterbuch; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Fragebogen; Bildungspraxis; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Schülerbefragung; Ausland
Abstract	The paper aims at investigating students' learning attitudes after they are exposed to three vocabulary learning methods, namely Contextual Clues, Dictionary Strategy and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). The study involves 123 undergraduates, who were surveyed to identify the factors that affect their attitudes in learning vocabulary using these methods. Findings from the study using ANOVA revealed that students who were exposed to CALL showed more positive attitudes in learning vocabulary compared to other methods. This is due to the tools matching their aptitude for learning. In fact, the tools are regarded as "part and parcel" of the students' lives. The results of the study also showed that the usefulness and limitation of the respective methods depend on students' approaches in using them to learn vocabulary. The implications for language teaching and learning of vocabulary demand practitioners to incorporate the use of computers in their lessons. Nonetheless, they may also integrate the use of Contextual Clues, Dictionary Strategy and CALL in their teaching to accelerate the expansion of students' vocabulary. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01