An overview of the research : vocabulary learning strategies used by ESL Arabic-speaking students

Other Title(s)

لمحة عامة عن البحث في استراتيجيات تعلم المفردات التي يستخدمها الطلاب الناطقين باللغة العربية في تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة ثانية

Author

Sulayman, Alya Abd Allah Khammas

Source

International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences

Issue

Vol. 2, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2019), pp.329-350, 22 p.

Publisher

International Foundation of the Future Horizons

Publication Date

2019-01-31

Country of Publication

Estonia

No. of Pages

22

Main Subjects

Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature

Topics

Abstract EN

The past and current research on Arabic-speaking students’ second language vocabulary learning concludes that even though there is much research about the difficulties of learning English as a second language by Arab students, there is a need to increase the number of studies of the importance of teaching and learning vocabulary and the significance of understanding vocabulary learning strategies.

Most second language learners encounter a great deal of challenge when learning vocabulary in the second language.

Moreover, the number of experimental studies between 1980 and 2009 that focused on vocabulary outcomes for English language learners was limited and many of the instructional approaches used in these studies were built on approaches proposed for first-language learners, while others restructured the instructional tasks to meet the needs of English language learners.

Also, there were limited studies on ESL vocabulary acquisition and its teaching and learning strategies by Arab students.

Therefore, the current research calls for further experimental studies on the vocabulary teaching strategies used by Arab students.

These studies should reassess the effectiveness of the vocabulary teaching programs for the purpose of designing better English language curricula that meets Arab students’ English vocabulary needs.

Students’ attitude toward learning a foreign language may also affect their learning of new vocabulary.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Sulayman, Alya Abd Allah Khammas. 2019. An overview of the research : vocabulary learning strategies used by ESL Arabic-speaking students. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 1, pp.329-350.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-848860

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Sulayman, Alya Abd Allah Khammas. An overview of the research : vocabulary learning strategies used by ESL Arabic-speaking students. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences Vol. 2, no. 1 (2019), pp.329-350.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-848860

American Medical Association (AMA)

Sulayman, Alya Abd Allah Khammas. An overview of the research : vocabulary learning strategies used by ESL Arabic-speaking students. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences. 2019. Vol. 2, no. 1, pp.329-350.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-848860

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 349-351

Record ID

BIM-848860