The Impact of the Language Learning Environment on Vocabulary Learning Strategies

• 발행기관: 팬코리아영어교육학회
• 저자명: Jeeun Lee Ji Young Nam
• 간행물 정보: 『영어교육연구』제21권 4호, 75~98쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.12.30

영문 초록

The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of the target language learning environment on vocabulary learning strategies used by the Korean learners of English To find the effects of the learning environment and language exposure on the use of strategy and the perception of strategy helpfulness, two groups of learners such as the Korean EFL learners and ESL learners were studied by questionnaire The 400 subjects were recruited from the two cities Incheon in Korea and Brisbane in Australia They were asked to indicate the strategies which they used and regarded as effective The strategies on the survey questionnaire consisted of 14 meaning discovery strategies and 30 consolidation strategies The data were analyzed by comparing percentages of positive indications to each strategy between the two groups of participants The results showed that the ESL students use more various strategies than the EFL students The ESL learners undertook a balanced use of strategies in the number and range of strategies, in contrast to the EFL learners who used a much more limited range

키워드

vocabulary strategy ESL EFL language learning environment