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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY ..................................................................... i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................. iv
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... v
LIST OF ABBREVIATION ................................................................................ vi
LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................. vii
Part 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1
1.1. RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY ................................................................. 1
1.2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .............................................. 3
1.3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................ 3
1.4. SCOPE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................. 3
1.6. DESIGN OF THE STUDY ............................................................................ 3
Part II: DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 5
Chapter 1: LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................... 5
1.1. REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS STUDIES ................................................... 5
1.1.1. Review of the previous study at home ..................................................... 5
1.1.2. Review of the previous study abroad ...................................................... 6
1.2. REVIEW OF THEORETICAL BACKGROUND ........................................ 8
1.2.1. Statement of theoretical framework chosen ........................................... 8
1.2.1.1. Definition and importance of vocabulary ....................................... 8
1.2.1.2. Definitions of Language Learning Strategies ................................. 9
1.2.1.3. Classifications of Language Learning Strategies ......................... 11
1.2.1.4. Definitions of Vocabulary Learning Strategies ............................ 15
1.2.1.5. Classifications of Vocabulary Learning Strategies ...................... 16
Chapter 2: METHODOLOGY ........................................................................ 22
2.1. RESEARCH METHOD ............................................................................... 22
2.3. DATA COLLECTION ................................................................................. 22
2.3.1. Data collection instruments .................................................................... 22
2.3.2. Data collecting procedures ..................................................................... 23
2.3.3. Data analysis ............................................................................................ 23
Chapter 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION .................................................. 24
3.2. THE MOST AND LEAST FREQUENTLY USED VLSs .......................... 25
3.3. DICTIONARY STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY PARTICIPANTS ......... 27
3.4. MEMORY STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY PARTICIPANTS ................ 28
3.5. GUESSING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY PARTICIPANTS .............. 29
3.6. NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY PARTICIPANTS....... 30
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3.7. SELECTIVE AND METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY
PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................. 31
3.8. RECOMMENDATION ............................................................................ 31
3.9. SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 32
Part 3: CONCLUSION ................................................................................. 34
1. Recapitulation ............................................................................................ 34
2. Limitation of the study .............................................................................. 35
3. Conclusion remarks ...................................................................................... 35
4. Suggestions for further study ....................................................................... 35
REFERENCE .................................................................................................... 37
APPENDIX ........................................................................................................ 43