LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:9 September 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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A Phenomenological Study of EFL Students’ Perceptions of Vocabulary Notebooks as a Vocabulary Learning Strategy

Tri Hoang Dang, M.A. in Applied Linguistics

Abstract

This study was designed to explore Vietnamese EFL learners’ perceptions and lived experiences of using vocabulary notebooks. The data collection was gained from in-depth interviewing with ten randomly selected high school senior students coming from three schools located in Ho Chi Minh City. The findings showed that the students revealed their understanding of the function as well as positive attitudes towards vocabulary notebooks. It is also suggested from the study that the students need to receive more extensive and frequent training in the use of vocabulary notebook, format selection, and notebook organization in order to maximize their vocabulary learning.

1. Introduction

Vocabulary plays a pivotal role in the process of learning a language because it is considered as the basic building material from which learners can develop lexical competence in order to perform different language activities such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing ( Tongpoon, 2009; Nation, 2008). However, many studies on second language vocabulary learning have proved that learning vocabulary is “a long and gradual process” (Tongpoon, 2009) to learners, especially EFL ones that gain little exposure to the native English speaking environment. Henceforth, learners should be introduced to and instructed how to employ different vocabulary learning strategies to facilitate their vocabulary acquisition and retention.

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Tri Hoang Dang, M.A. in Applied Linguistics
Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies
Hoa Sen University
Room. A313, 10th Lot, Quang Trung Software City, 12th District
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
dang.trihoang@hoasen.edu.vn
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