VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF EFL STUDENTS AT TERTIARY LEVEL

Abstract

This article is concerned with the investigation of vocabulary learning strategies of beginner students at the first year of tertiary level. Since the students are required to pass General English as a required subject in Indonesian tertiary education, exploring vocabulary strategies attracts more attention from teachers and practitioners. The present study involves 120 non-English major participants in a survey to fill out a 5-likert scale questionnaire consists of four categories: cognitive, metacognitive, memory, and determination strategies. The study reveals that female students dominate all vocabulary strategies compared to male students. The findings of the study might give an insight for English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers and practitioners to consider change and adjustment to their pedagogical practice concerning gender and their vocabulary strategies.