An Investigation into English Vocabulary Learning Strategies of Junior Middle School Students from Mountain Areas in China

摘要

该研究旨在对138位山区初中学生词汇学习策略运用现状及其有效性进行调研,揭示初中学生的词汇学习策略运用的广度和频度、学习策略运用与学业成就的相关性及高效学习者与低效学习者词汇学习策略运用差异.该研究首先从词汇习得研究发展历程、词汇习得内容、词汇习得过程等理论阐述中构建该研究理论的框架.然后,在回顾二语学习策略,词汇学习策略研究的基础上阐述该研究的必要性.该研究主要采用两个量化工具:一、参考顾永琦(1996)与Schmitt(1997)词汇学习策略量表,并结合Brown & Payne(1994)提出的词汇学习5步骤模型,为初中学生量身设计一份经过验证高效度的初中学生词汇学习策略调查的问卷;二、学业成就的量化工具采用永嘉具2002年6月初中期末英语统一考试成绩.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

0. INTRODUCTION

1. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1 VOCABULARY LEARNING

1.1.1 An Overview of Vocabulary Acquisition Research

1.1.2 Aspects of Knowing of a Word

1.1.3 The Process of Acquiring Vocabulary

1.2 SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES

1.2.1 Definitions of Learning Strategies

1.2.2 Learning Strategies Research Development

1.3 VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES CLASSIFICATION

1.4 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPECIFIC VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES

2. THE RESEARCH

2.1 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

2.2 RESEARCH METHODS

2.3 TAXONOMY OF VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR THE RESEARCH

2.4 THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND ITS RELIABILITY

2.5 PARTICIPANTS

2.6 DATA COLLECTION

2.7 DATA ANALYSIS PROCEDURES

3. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

3.1 AN OVERVIEW OF THE VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

3.1.1 Low Frequency of Vocabulary Learning Strategies Use

3.1.2 Discussion

3.2 How JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS USE VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES

3.2.1 The Most Frequently Used Strategies

3.2.2 The Least Frequently Used Strategies

3.2.3 Discussion

3.3 THE IMPACT OF JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES ON THEIR LEARNING OUTCOMES

3.3.1 A Positive Relationship between Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Learning Outcomes

3.3.2 Discussion

3.4 A COMPARISON BETWEEN HIGHER ACHIEVERS AND WEAKER ACHIEVERS

3.4.1 Overall Trends- Five Groups

3.4.2 A Comparison of Strategy Use between Higher Achievers and Weaker Achievers-Individual items

4. IMPLICATIONS

4.2 INSERTING STRATEGY TEACHING INTO THE LANGUAGE LEARNING EXTBOOK

4.3 LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND STRATEGY-BASED INSTRUCTION

4.4 STRATEGY-BASED INSTRUCTION

5. CONCLUSION

REFERENCE

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX 1 MAJOR CATEGORIZATIONS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES

APPENDIX 2 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES QUESTIONNAIRE

APPENDIX 3 SPSS RELIABILITY COEFFICIENTS REPORT

APPENDIX 4 SPSS QUESTIONNAIRE RELIABILITY REPORT

APPENDIX 5 RELIABILITYOFTHEQUESTIONNAIRE-CORRELATIONS

APPENDIX 6 JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES SURVEY: PRIMARY DATA (N=183)

APPENDIX 7 PAIRED SAMPLES STATISTICS-HA Vs. WA (N=80)

APPENDIX 8 A CONPARISON-PAIRED SAMPLE T-TEST (N=80，df=39)

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