An Investigation of the Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by intermediate and advanced Iranian EFL Learners

In this survey study, a questionnaire including ۲۴ items was designed, developed, and validated by the researcher on the construct of vocabulary learning strategies as used by adult EFL learners. In total, ۶۰ Adult Azerbaijani learners of EFL were surveyed via the questionnaire. The participants were divided into two equal groups of intermediate and advanced learners of EFL. Intermediate participants' position in terms of using VLS was advanced learners; they used VLS, such as monolingual dictionary use, relating words to background knowledge, and noting the affixes, less than advanced learners. Advanced learners used the strategies the most frequently; in particular, they noted the part of speech of the new words, used the new words in their speaking and writing, and also used the meta-cognitive strategies to test themselves. The results of the study reveal that proficiency level has an impact on the frequency of using memory, cognitive, and metacognitive strategies.

کلیدواژه ها:

activation strategies ، cognitive strategies ، meta-cognitive strategies ، proficiency level ، vocabulary learning strategies (VLS)