The Acquisition of Vocabulary Through Three Memory Strategies
The present study reports on an action research study that explores the implications of applying three vocabulary strategies: word cards, association with pictures, and association with a topic through fables in the acquisition of new vocabulary in a group of EFL low-level proficiency teenagers in a...
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Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
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| description | The present study reports on an action research study that explores the implications of applying three vocabulary strategies: word cards, association with pictures, and association with a topic through fables in the acquisition of new vocabulary in a group of EFL low-level proficiency teenagers in a public school in Espinal, Tolima, Colombia. The participants had never used vocabulary strategies before and struggled to memorize and recall words. Two types of questionnaires, a researcher’s journal, and vocabulary tests were the instruments used to gather data. The results showed that these strategies were effective to expand the range of words progressively and improve the ability to recall them. The study also found that these strategies involve cognitive and affective factors that can affect students’ perception about the strategies and their use. The implementation of the strategies highlighted the need to train teachers and learners in strategies intended to teach and learn vocabulary and to include them in the English language program in any school. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d54316d2507340dfb83d26d11330556d2022-12-21T23:18:37ZengUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de CaldasColombian Applied Linguistics Journal0123-46412248-70852017-02-0119110311610.14483/calj.v19n1.100328572The Acquisition of Vocabulary Through Three Memory StrategiesLibia Maritza Pérez0Roberto Alvira1Universidad del Tolima Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación Profesora catedráticaUniversidad de la SabanaThe present study reports on an action research study that explores the implications of applying three vocabulary strategies: word cards, association with pictures, and association with a topic through fables in the acquisition of new vocabulary in a group of EFL low-level proficiency teenagers in a public school in Espinal, Tolima, Colombia. The participants had never used vocabulary strategies before and struggled to memorize and recall words. Two types of questionnaires, a researcher’s journal, and vocabulary tests were the instruments used to gather data. The results showed that these strategies were effective to expand the range of words progressively and improve the ability to recall them. The study also found that these strategies involve cognitive and affective factors that can affect students’ perception about the strategies and their use. The implementation of the strategies highlighted the need to train teachers and learners in strategies intended to teach and learn vocabulary and to include them in the English language program in any school.http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/calj/article/view/10032Vocabulary, strategies, memorization, vocabulary acquisition. |
| spellingShingle | Libia Maritza Pérez Roberto Alvira The Acquisition of Vocabulary Through Three Memory Strategies Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal Vocabulary, strategies, memorization, vocabulary acquisition. |
| title | The Acquisition of Vocabulary Through Three Memory Strategies |
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| title_short | The Acquisition of Vocabulary Through Three Memory Strategies |
| title_sort | acquisition of vocabulary through three memory strategies |
| topic | Vocabulary, strategies, memorization, vocabulary acquisition. |
| url | http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/calj/article/view/10032 |
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