The study aims to investigate the aspects of use of vocabulary learning strategies according to variables of learners and verify the effective types of vocabulary learning strategies.
For this purpose, first of all, I developed the tools for vocabular...
The study aims to investigate the aspects of use of vocabulary learning strategies according to variables of learners and verify the effective types of vocabulary learning strategies.
For this purpose, first of all, I developed the tools for vocabulary learning strategies investigation and vocabulary ability assessment. The tool for vocabulary learning strategies investigation is prepared from the revision of vocabulary learning strategies classification table of Schimitt(1997) for Korean language learners. Vocabulary ability assessment tool for Korean language learners was developed based on Read(1993, 2000)’s WAT(Word Associates Test).
The scope of the study is defined as following.
First, in Chapter One, the need for the study on vocabulary learning strategies of Korean language, specific purpose and problems of the study, and the limit of the study are suggested and research methods are introduced.
In Chapter Two, as theoretic background, the literature study of vocabulary learning strategies and vocabulary ability assessment is summarized. Especially, the recent studies on vocabulary learning strategies of second language learning from year 2000 to 2009 are classified according to the areas and show research trends of vocabulary learning strategies.
In Chapter Three, the tools for vocabulary learning strategies investigation and vocabulary ability assessment, the necessary tools for the study, are developed.
In Chapter Four, the aspects of use of vocabulary learning strategies are investigated according to the specific plans and methods of the study, and research problems are verified based on gathered sample statistic data and discussed in turn.
In Chapter Five, an experimental research is conducted. The most effective type of vocabulary learning strategies, derived as the result of Chapter Four, is educated to learners with low vocabulary ability and the improvement of vocabulary ability is checked afterward.
Finally, in Chapter Six, the summary of the study and the comments on the future research are put forward.
As a result, the study verifies the following hypotheses.
First, it is assumed that the aspects of use of vocabulary learning strategies would appear differently according to the variables of learners, and the assumption is verified through questionnaire survey. The result shows that the aspects of use of vocabulary learning strategies appear differently according to the variables of Korean language learners, such as gender, age, language originality, learning purpose, experience of foreign language study, duration of stay in Korea, study period, learning level, and vocabulary level.
Second assumption is the existence of the relationship between vocabulary ability of Korean language learner and vocabulary learning strategies. The correlation is verified with an analysis program. The result shows that vocabulary ability and vocabulary learning strategies have positive correlation, and one discovery strategies and five enhancement strategies could be derived as the most effective vocabulary learning strategies.
Third, it is assumed that vocabulary learning strategies would have a positive effect on improving vocabulary ability and verified it through the comparison between vocabulary learning strategies user with low vocabulary level and non-user with same vocabulary level. As a result, it could be confirmed that learner with low vocabulary level has improved his/her vocabulary ability and thus, the use of vocabulary learning strategies has effect on the improvement of vocabulary ability.