Thai Students’ Strategies in Learning English Vocabulary

Abstract

English is the most learned language by EFL learners in multilingual countries, including Thailand. To communicate with others in English fluently, students have to learn English vocabulary. Since learning English vocabulary is difficult, it can be overcome with suitable learning strategies. One research question to be answered in this research is “What are the learning strategies undertaken by Thai students to learn English vocabulary?” This mixed-method research employed a Likert-scale questionnaire distributed to 18 Thai students, and the FGD interview was conducted via Zoom with 3 Thai students. The questionnaire contained 21 items of Likert-scale statements and two open-ended questions. The findings showed that the strategy they frequently use is the metacognitive strategy, while the strategy they rarely use is the memory strategy. It is recommended that future researchers interested in expanding this topic do extensive research to determine its trustworthiness and provide further information about the topic.

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“…The study combined qualitative and quantitative methods to deepen understanding of the phenomenon (Creswell, 2014). The questionnaire comprised 21 statements and two additional questions that were adopted from (Mahardika, 2023).…”

“…Direct strategies include memory and cognitive techniques, whereas indirect approaches involve metacognitive and social approaches. Memory strategy, particularly potent, aids students in recalling and contemplating vocabulary in the target language (Mahardika, 2023). Meanwhile, direct approaches are employed to link students' language proficiency which comprises memory and cognitive approaches (Zahedi & Abdi, 2012).…”