Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms

English is introduced as a compulsory subject in Malaysia starting from primary school. However, students failed their UPSR English exam due to insufficient vocabulary knowledge. Studies have shown that Malaysian school students have limited strategies in their vocabulary learning, the lack of vocab...

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Main Author:	Sharon Kho, Fung Chien
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education LB1501 Primary Education
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.417242023-10-11T03:19:27Z Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms 2023-06-30 Sharon Kho, Fung Chien L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education LB1501 Primary Education English is introduced as a compulsory subject in Malaysia starting from primary school. However, students failed their UPSR English exam due to insufficient vocabulary knowledge. Studies have shown that Malaysian school students have limited strategies in their vocabulary learning, the lack of vocabulary learning strategies interfere with their vocabulary learning. Strategies in language learning assists learners to be self -regulated. This study aims to investigate vocabulary teaching and learning in Malaysian primary schools. Surveys and interviews were conducted on the students where observations and interviews were conducted with the teachers. Results show that students used cognitive strategies in their vocabulary learning, which emphasis more on repetition and mechanical means of words. Teachers provided students with explanations and answers instead of focusing on strategy instruction. The findings of this study provided insights concerning Malaysian primary schools’ English vocabulary teaching and learning. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2023-06 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41724/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41724/3/thesis%20master_SHRON%20KHO%20FUNG%20CHIEN.pdf text en public https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.29.2.33 masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Faculty of Language and Communication
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spellingShingle	L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education LB1501 Primary Education Sharon Kho, Fung Chien Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms
description	English is introduced as a compulsory subject in Malaysia starting from primary school. However, students failed their UPSR English exam due to insufficient vocabulary knowledge. Studies have shown that Malaysian school students have limited strategies in their vocabulary learning, the lack of vocabulary learning strategies interfere with their vocabulary learning. Strategies in language learning assists learners to be self -regulated. This study aims to investigate vocabulary teaching and learning in Malaysian primary schools. Surveys and interviews were conducted on the students where observations and interviews were conducted with the teachers. Results show that students used cognitive strategies in their vocabulary learning, which emphasis more on repetition and mechanical means of words. Teachers provided students with explanations and answers instead of focusing on strategy instruction. The findings of this study provided insights concerning Malaysian primary schools’ English vocabulary teaching and learning.
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author	Sharon Kho, Fung Chien
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title	Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms
title_short	Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms
title_full	Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms
title_fullStr	Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms
title_full_unstemmed	Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms
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Students’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Teachers’ Vocabulary Teaching Practices in Malaysian Primary School English Language Classrooms

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