An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment

Nation (2001) believes that a large amount of vocabulary can be acquired with the help of vocabulary learning strategies and that these strategies prove to be useful for students of different language levels. Studies by Anderson (2002), Rasekh and Ranjbary (2003) and Zhao (2009) indicate agreement a...

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Main Authors:	Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza, Isarji, Sarudin, Ainon Jariah, Muhamad, Esa, Zaleha
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Language:	English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	L Education (General)
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spelling	iium-332182020-03-19T08:56:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33218/ An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Isarji, Sarudin Ainon Jariah, Muhamad Esa, Zaleha L Education (General) Nation (2001) believes that a large amount of vocabulary can be acquired with the help of vocabulary learning strategies and that these strategies prove to be useful for students of different language levels. Studies by Anderson (2002), Rasekh and Ranjbary (2003) and Zhao (2009) indicate agreement as there is positive correlation between vocabulary size and the training of metacognitive strategies of planning, monitoring and evaluation. The purpose of this study therefore was to investigate whether there is relationship between students’ ability to use metacognitive vocabulary learning strategies and their vocabulary level. Participants of this study were 113 Malay English as second language learners (ESL) of a public university in Malaysia studying in an intensive English language programme. A quantitative research method was employed based on a survey questionnaire adapted from Zhao (2009) and the Vocabulary Levels Test by Nation (1990). Findings of this study revealed that there was a weak but negative relationship between the VLT and planning category of the metacognitive awareness (r=-0.113). Based on the Pearson product moment correlation, the relationship was not statistically significant. The findings have beneficial pedagogical implications relevant not only to language instructors but also educators and researchers alike. This paper recommends ways to enhance teachers’ and students’ awareness of the use of the said strategies in acquiring vocabulary more effectively and efficiently. 2013-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33218/1/ICLL_paper_-_Engku_Haliza_%286_August%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33218/4/program_Dec._2013_Sydney.pdf Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza and Isarji, Sarudin and Ainon Jariah, Muhamad and Esa, Zaleha (2013) An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment. In: 2013 IEDRC Sydney Conferences, 8-9 Dec 2013, Sydney, Australia.
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description	Nation (2001) believes that a large amount of vocabulary can be acquired with the help of vocabulary learning strategies and that these strategies prove to be useful for students of different language levels. Studies by Anderson (2002), Rasekh and Ranjbary (2003) and Zhao (2009) indicate agreement as there is positive correlation between vocabulary size and the training of metacognitive strategies of planning, monitoring and evaluation. The purpose of this study therefore was to investigate whether there is relationship between students’ ability to use metacognitive vocabulary learning strategies and their vocabulary level. Participants of this study were 113 Malay English as second language learners (ESL) of a public university in Malaysia studying in an intensive English language programme. A quantitative research method was employed based on a survey questionnaire adapted from Zhao (2009) and the Vocabulary Levels Test by Nation (1990). Findings of this study revealed that there was a weak but negative relationship between the VLT and planning category of the metacognitive awareness (r=-0.113). Based on the Pearson product moment correlation, the relationship was not statistically significant. The findings have beneficial pedagogical implications relevant not only to language instructors but also educators and researchers alike. This paper recommends ways to enhance teachers’ and students’ awareness of the use of the said strategies in acquiring vocabulary more effectively and efficiently.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Isarji, Sarudin Ainon Jariah, Muhamad Esa, Zaleha
author_facet	Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Isarji, Sarudin Ainon Jariah, Muhamad Esa, Zaleha
author_sort	Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
title	An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment
title_short	An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment
title_full	An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment
title_fullStr	An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment
title_full_unstemmed	An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment
title_sort	investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an esl environment
publishDate	2013
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An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment

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