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ERIC Number: EJ541148
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0023-8333
Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Language Learning Outcomes.
Gu, Yongqi; Johnson, Robert Keith
Language Learning, v46 n4 p643-79 Dec 1996
Discusses an attempt to establish the vocabulary learning strategies used by Chinese university learners of English in Beijing and the relationship between their strategies and outcomes in learning English. Findings reveal that two metacognitive strategies emerged as positive predictors of vocabulary test scores and that visual repetition of new words was the strongest negative predictor. (51 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Outcomes of Education, Predictor Variables, Questionnaires, Second Language Instruction, Student Characteristics, Test Results, Visual Stimuli, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: China (Beijing)