The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh

Vocabulary is seen as building blocks of a language. In order to master a language, the learner has to master the vocabulary. This study was intended to achieve the following objectives: (1) identify whether monolingual dictionaries assist the second language (SL) vocabulary learning, (2) to identif...

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Main Author: Awang Salleh, Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi
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Published: 2015
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spelling uitm-143572016-08-19T02:28:58Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14357/ The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh Awang Salleh, Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Vocabulary Study and teaching Vocabulary is seen as building blocks of a language. In order to master a language, the learner has to master the vocabulary. This study was intended to achieve the following objectives: (1) identify whether monolingual dictionaries assist the second language (SL) vocabulary learning, (2) to identify the factors influencing the use of monolingual dictionaries, and (3) to study the significance of the use of a monolingual dictionary in improving a vocabulary lesson. Descriptive statistics was used to collect the intended data. The data was collected through test, questionnaire, and interview. 60 Form Four students were selected based on their English PMR Grade to be part of this study. The sample was divided into two experimental groups. For the purpose of answering the questionnaire, 120 students from Form Four and Form Five were selected. The interview was done on five teachers and five students that have good English language background. The findings show that there is significant difference in the mean scores of the monolingual dictionary (MD) group and bilingual dictionary group. In addition, the most influential factor in choosing a dictionary is Learners5 Motivation and the least influential factor is Learners' Attitude. Moreover, the learning of second language vocabulary can be improved by using monolingual dictionary if the learners have a good awareness on the usage of the dictionary in their vocabulary learning process. 2015 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14357/1/TM_DAYANG%20NUR%20SALDA%20DHARFIFI%20AWANG%20SALLEH%20ED%2015_5.pdf Awang Salleh, Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi (2015) The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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Awang Salleh, Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi
The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh
description Vocabulary is seen as building blocks of a language. In order to master a language, the learner has to master the vocabulary. This study was intended to achieve the following objectives: (1) identify whether monolingual dictionaries assist the second language (SL) vocabulary learning, (2) to identify the factors influencing the use of monolingual dictionaries, and (3) to study the significance of the use of a monolingual dictionary in improving a vocabulary lesson. Descriptive statistics was used to collect the intended data. The data was collected through test, questionnaire, and interview. 60 Form Four students were selected based on their English PMR Grade to be part of this study. The sample was divided into two experimental groups. For the purpose of answering the questionnaire, 120 students from Form Four and Form Five were selected. The interview was done on five teachers and five students that have good English language background. The findings show that there is significant difference in the mean scores of the monolingual dictionary (MD) group and bilingual dictionary group. In addition, the most influential factor in choosing a dictionary is Learners5 Motivation and the least influential factor is Learners' Attitude. Moreover, the learning of second language vocabulary can be improved by using monolingual dictionary if the learners have a good awareness on the usage of the dictionary in their vocabulary learning process.
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title The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh
title_short The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh
title_full The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh
title_fullStr The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh
title_full_unstemmed The role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / Dayang Nur Salda Dharfifi Awang Salleh
title_sort role of monolingual dictionaries in second language vocabulary learning / dayang nur salda dharfifi awang salleh
publishDate 2015
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14357/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14357/1/TM_DAYANG%20NUR%20SALDA%20DHARFIFI%20AWANG%20SALLEH%20ED%2015_5.pdf
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