VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF ISLAM MALANG

Khoyriyatul Ummah

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Abstract: The research was addressed to measure the intensity of the use of strategy categories in learning English vocabulary and to compare the use of strategies in learning English vocabulary by high and low achievers. This study applied quantitative design in the form of ex-post-facto. The subjects of the study were 70 students of English Department at University of Islam Malang. They were asked to complete a questionnaire of strategies of learning vocabulary and test of vocabulary. The results of the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and an independent-sample t-test. This study showed that all strategy categories were used equally, and all the strategies were used at the high-frequency level. It was also identified that there was a significant difference in the use of vocabulary learning strategies through high and low achievers with the p-value (.003). It meant that Ha was accepted and (Ho) was rejected. Finally, it indicated that high achievers' use of vocabulary learning strategies was more intense than low achievers.

Key Words: Vocabulary, learning strategies, vocabulary proficiency


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