English Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Metacognition Awareness of Local Undergraduates

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10.2991/assehr.k.210312.083How to use a DOI?

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English Vocabulary Level, Vocabulary Learning Strategies, Metacognitive Awareness

Abstract

There have numerous reports, among them the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) Survey 2008, on graduates unemployability due to weak English language proficiency. However, the problem exists prior to the students enrolment into universities. Several research have shown that the vocabulary size of local undergraduates are limited and may effect their tertiary studies as they have difficulty understanding English texts due to insuffifient vocabulary. This study on first year undergraduates at a local university was carried out to determine their English vocabulary level and the vocabulary learning strategies utilised. Besides this, the researchers wanted to see if there was a difference in vocabulary learning strategies the undergraduates utilised at university from those when they were in school as well as investigate if there was a correlation between vocabulary learning strategy with students’ metacognitive awareness. 244 respondents were administered an English Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT) and then completed two questionnaires: English Vocabulary Learning Strategies Questionnaire (EVLSQ) and the Metacognition Awareness Inventory (MAI). Results from the VLT showed that about 40% of the sample did not achieve the 2000 word level while 53% were at the 2000 or 3000 word level. The data from the EVLSQ showed a positive result, indicating a significant difference between perceived us of EVLS while the respondents were at school and while at university. Data analysis also indicated that vocabulary strategies use was positively and significantly correlated with general metacognitive awareness.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sharon Sui-Lin Lim
AU  - Rosyati Abdul Rashid
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/03/13
TI  - English Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Metacognition Awareness of Local Undergraduates
BT  - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Industrial Revolution (ICSTEIR 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 513
EP  - 517
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210312.083
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210312.083
ID  - Lim2021
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