高中生英语词汇学习策略训练的实证研究.docx

高中生英语词汇学习策略训练的实证研究
Title:AnEmpiricalStudyonVocabularyLearningStrategiesforHighSchoolStudentsinEnglish
Introduction:
Vocabularylearningplaysacrucialroleinlanguageacquisition,especiallyforhighschoolstudentsstudyingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Thisempiricalstudyaimstoinvestigateeffectivevocabularylearningstrategiesforhighschoolstudentsbyexaminingdifferentapproachesandtheirimpactonlanguageproficiency.ThefindingsofthisstudycanprovideeducatorsandlearnerswithinsightsintooptimizingvocabularyacquisitioninthehighschoolEnglishcurriculum.
Methodology:
Toconductthisempiricalstudy,asampleofhighschoolstudentslearningEnglishasaforeignlanguagewasselected.Thesamplesizeconsistedofbothgendersandincludedstudentsfromdifferentproficiencylevels.Apre-testandpost-testwereadministeredtoassessparticipants'initialandfinalvocabularyknowledgeandtomeasuretheeffectivenessofthevocabularylearningstrategiesemployed.
Results:
1.VocabularyLearningStrategies:
Thestudyexaminedvariousvocabularylearningstrategies,includingrotememorization,wordassociations,contextclues,wordfamilies,andactiveusage.Thefindingsrevealedthefollowing:
1.1RoteMemorization:
Whilerotememorizationcanbetime-consuming,itwasfoundtobeaneffectivestrategyforimmediaterecallofwords.Participantswhousedthisstrategyshowedimprovementinshort-termmemorization.
1.2WordAssociations:
Usingwordassociationsenhancedparticipants'abilitytoconnectnewwordswithpreviouslyacquiredvocabulary.Thisstrategywasfoundtoincreasetheretentionofvocabulary.
1.3ContextClues:
Participantswhoutilizedcontextclueswereabletodeducewordmeaningfromthesurroundingtext.Thisstrategyhelpedimprovereadingcomprehensionandenhancedvocabularyretention.
1.4WordFamilies:
Studyingwordfamilies,includingprefixes,suffixes,androotwords,enabledparticipantstoinferthemeaningsofunfamiliarwords.Thisstrategyprovedusefulinexpandingparticipants'vocabulary.
1.5ActiveUsage:
Engaginginactivitiessuchaswritingsentences,creatingdialogues,andparticipatingindiscussionsusingnewlylearnedvocabularyreinforcedwordusage.Par