This study investigates the effect of vocabulary learning strategies on vocabulary knowledge, considering learners' proficiency levels, cognitive style, and language aptitude. A total of 84 Japanese learners completed a questionnaire on vocabulary learning strategies, a language aptitude test, a modified group embedded figures test, and a vocabulary knowledge test. The findings indicate that variations in vocabulary acquisition techniques are impacted by learners' proficiency levels, cognitive style, and language aptitudes. High-proficiency learners used indirect strategies more frequently, while low-proficiency learners' vocabulary knowledge was more strongly associated with direct strategies. Cognitive style had a negative effect on the use of indirect strategies, and field-dependence indirectly influenced vocabulary knowledge through indirect strategies in high-proficiency learners. Language aptitude had a positive effect on the use of direct strategies, which indirectly impacted vocabulary knowledge in low-proficiency learners. The study suggests that vocabulary learning strategies and knowledge are significantly influenced by learners' proficiency, cognitive style, and language aptitude. These findings highlight the importance of considering individual differences in shaping vocabulary learning strategies and their relationship to proficiency. To ensure effective vocabulary learning, it is crucial for educators to teach a variety of strategies accounting for learners' proficiency, cognitive style, and language aptitude.
Abstract 일문요약 Introduction Literature Review Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Vocabulary Knowledge Language Proficiency and Vocabulary Learning Cognitive Style and Vocabulary Learning Language Aptitude and Vocabulary Learning The Current Study Method Participants Instruments Procedure Data Analysis Results Discussion Conclusion The Author References
키워드
Second language acquisitionvocabulary learning strategieslanguage aptitudecognitive styleJapanese EFL classroom
저자
Miki Satori [ Nagoya University of Foreign Studies ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.21 No.3