Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Malaysia

Noor, Zaid Arafat Mohd; Yusoff, Nik Mohd Rahimi Nik; Yasim, Irma Martiny Md; Kamarudin, Mohd Yusri

doi:10.4236/ce.2016.73042

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“…Another least frequently used strategies are: 1) I often look to others to correct my errors in speaking and welcome the feedback. Being Malaysians, it has become a norm not to ask others to correct one's mistake (Noor, Yusoff, Yasim, & Kamarudin, 2016). Therefore, the statement shows the respondents' perceptions towards other's comments and feedback.…”

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Language Learning Strategies Used by Secondary Schools Students in Enhancing Speaking Skills

Zakaria¹,

Zakaria²,

Azmi³

2018

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Mastering English as the second language has been a constant challenge for speakers of other languages. Malaysians, especially school students who are from suburban and rural areas are persistently struggling to fulfill the demands of becoming competent English language speakers. Students' low self-confidence and unfamiliarity with language structures hinder their potential to improve their speaking skills. Hence, there is a need to discover the students' most preferred strategies to enhance their speaking skills and refine the strategies to be further employed by the students. In this study, the researchers aim to: 1) identify the most frequently used strategies among secondary school students to enhance their speaking skills and, 2) analyse if there is any difference on the use of strategies among genders. Mixed-method approach was employed to answer the research questions. 60 secondary school students from a suburban area participated in the survey and six students volunteered to be the participants in a semi-structured interview. Oxford's SILL Questionnaire was adapted and translated into the respondents' native language and SPSS 7.0 version was used for data analysis. Results in this study revealed that practicing strategies are the most frequently used strategies and female students showed higher tendency to employ the strategies to enhance their speaking skills. The study suggests more integration of other strategies to be employed in language classroom such as metacognitive strategies, compensation and communication strategies to improve their language competency.

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“…However, later definitions of LLSs focus on the learning process compared to learning product earlier on. The shift of the definition has changed from emphasising the improvement of language to facilitation the language learning (Mat Teh & Embi, 2010;Noor, Yusoff, Yasim, & Kamarudin, 2016).…”

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Language Learning Strategies Used by Secondary Schools Students in Enhancing Speaking Skills

Zakaria¹,

Zakaria²,

Azmi³

2018

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“…In contrast, the respondents of the study also preferred to use social strategies by asking for clarification from knowledgeable others such as their peers or lecturers. Whereas in this study, the respondents did not prefer using social strategies as they would not want to be corrected while speaking as it has become our culture to not correct others as it would be deemed as a bad manner (Noor et al, 2016). The respondents were also reportedly avoiding conversations on unfamiliar topics.…”

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Engineering Students' Language Learning Strategies (LLS) and Their Motivation in Learning Speaking Skills

Kehing¹,

Suhaili²,

Mara³

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One of the most important skills for an individual to learn is speaking skills. In preparation to enter the job market, students should be able to communicate effectively. There is a need to identify the language learning strategies used by good learners in learning speaking skills. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the language learning strategies (LLS) in learning speaking skills and the motivation level to learn speaking by the Semester 1 engineering Diploma students in a polytechnic in Sarawak. A quantitative research was carried out. The purposive sampling method was used in selecting the respondents. Based on the findings, metacognitive strategies were the most used LLS while social strategies were the least used LLS. Learners' motivation level was average with low self-esteem as one of the factors that influenced the learning of speaking skills. More studies should be conducted to study the factors affecting the use of LLS among students for the exact purpose of understanding their way of learning a language. Students should also be aware of how to use LLS in learning speaking to develop their speaking abilities.

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“…Therefore, Noor et al, (Noor, Yusoff, Yasim, & Kamarudin, 2016) state that in order to encourage students to learn Arabic, teachers need to introduce interesting learning strategies such as independent and active learning through the use of electronic materials. Thus, the focus is on learning Arabic vocabulary only as a first step in learning Arabic language through digital games that provides more convenient and attractive learning process.…”

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Digital Games Based Language Learning for Arabic Literacy Remedial

Masrop¹,

Ishak²,

Zainuddin³

et al. 2019

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Digital gameplay is becoming increasingly prevalent. Its participant-players number in the millions and its revenues are in billions of dollars. As they grow in popularity, digital games are also growing in complexity, depth and sophistication. This paper presents reasons why games and gameplay matter to the future of education. Drawing upon these works, the potential for instruction in digital games is recognized. Previous works in the area were also analyzed with respect to their theoretical findings. Hence, the authors in this study propose some existing Arabic language learning games intended for education of children. The analysis result shows that the majority of Arabic language learning games are limited to alphabet content. The overall presentation lacks of quality in terms of graphics, animations, colors and voice-over.

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Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Malaysia

Cited by 12 publications

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Language Learning Strategies Used by Secondary Schools Students in Enhancing Speaking Skills

Language Learning Strategies Used by Secondary Schools Students in Enhancing Speaking Skills

Engineering Students' Language Learning Strategies (LLS) and Their Motivation in Learning Speaking Skills

Digital Games Based Language Learning for Arabic Literacy Remedial

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