: An investigation into Vocabulary Learning Strategies adopted by Third-year English Majors at Vietnam National University of Agriculture

Abstract

Vocabulary learning strategies of Vietnamese students has received increasing attention in recent years. This study investigated vocabulary learning strategies adopted by third-year English majors at Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA). The vocabulary learning strategies questionnaire was adapted from Hadi and Guo (2020) for the present study and delivered to 98 third-year English majors at VNUA. Data analysis included caculation of Min, Max, Mean, and Standard deviation. The results showed that the participants generally use dictionary, inferencing, activation, and metacognitive strategies more often than other strategies categories. Some recommendations for the teaching and learning of vocabulary were given for more sucessful learning outcome regarding English vocabulary.