The Employment Of Vocabulary Learning Strategies By Master Students Of Biology At Mostaganem University

Abstract

English language vocabulary is indispensable for English as a foreign language (EFL) and English as second language (ESL) learners in conjunction with learners who seek to learn English for special objectives. This study tries to examine the different vocabulary learning strategies utilized by first year Master students of Biology as an apparatus to boost up the teaching/ learning of vocabulary. The data were collected by using Schmitt’s vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) questionnaire distributed to 50 participants from the department of Biology at Mostaganem University. The results show that the students prefer handy, useful and trouble-free strategies in learning vocabulary. The social and meta-cognitive strategies were frequently employed in this investigation.