Developing a Systematic Knowledge-Based Assessment of Vocabulary Learning Strategies

The study aimed to evaluate L2 vocabulary acquisition strategies used by the English and Foreign Languages University’s tertiary-level EFL students and to classify the techniques employed by the stakeholders comprehensively. The study adopted a mixed method to analyse the data obtained using a questionnaire. Schmit (2000) distinguished five categories of vocabulary learning strategies: metacognitive, social, cognitive, memory, and determination. The utilisation of these five categories of methods was investigated and evaluated in the study. Furthermore, the frequency with which the vocabulary acquisition strategies were employed was quantified and categorised. This study also examined the target groups’ vocabulary sizes in terms of their vocabulary learning techniques. This study investigates how students typically employ a variety of vocabulary acquisition tactics, none of which can be consistently as effective as the others.