Abstract

With the development of globalization, English has found its popularity in elementary education. Junior middle school students are in an important period in English learning. Vocabulary is the foundation of language learning, so mastering efficient and scientific vocabulary learning strategies must be necessary for junior middle school students.

The purpose of this study is to convey different and efficient vocabulary learning strategies and help junior middle school students improve the efficiency of vocabulary learning.

The main work of this study is to refer to the relevant materials on vocabulary learning strategies. Then, the writer makes an analysis and discussion about the study with the teaching experiment. Then, the scientific and efficient vocabulary learning strategies are provided to junior middle school students.

Key words: junior middle school students; English vocabulary learning strategies

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1 Introduction.1

  1.1 Background of the study 1

  1.2 Purpose and significance of the study 2

  1.3 Organization of the study 2

2 Literature review2

  2.1 Language learning strategies.3

 2.1.1 Definition of language learning strategies3

 2.1.2 Classification of language learning strategies.4

  2.2 Vocabulary learning strategies4

2.2.1 Definition of vocabulary learning strategies.4

2.2.2 Classification of vocabulary learning strategies5 

  2.3 Related studies on vocabulary learning strategies .5 

3 Methodology6

  3.1 Subjects .7

  3.2 Instruments.7

  3.3 Procedures8

  3.4 Data collection and analysis9

4 Discussion11 

  4.1 The cultivation of students’ competence of meta-cognitive strategies.11

  4.2 The cultivation of students’ competence of cognitive strategies12

  4.3 The cultivation of students’ competence of social strategies.13

5 Conclusion.14

  5.1 Major findings and suggestions14

  5.2 Limitations of the study.14

References16