Saleh Al-Shuwairekh. Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by AFL

The University of Leeds School of Education, 2001, — 335 p.
This study investigates vocabulary learning strategies used by AFL learners in Saudi Arabia. It seeks to explore the relationship between vocabulary strategy use and success. Further, the study - aims to examine the effect of certain individual, situational and social factors on the use of vocabulary learning strategies. The methodological approach adopted for this study is a combination of a 'multiple cases' approach and survey. The purpose of the multiple cases is to identify vocabulary learning strategies employed by successful and less successful learners of Arabic. The survey, on the other hand, has been conducted to examine variations in vocabulary strategy use according to the following factors: students first language, proficiency level, level of achievement, course type, the variety of Arabic used out of class, and religious identity.Chapter One:Background to the Study.
Rationale for the Study.
The need for such research in the TAFL context.
Implicit and explicit processes in vocabulary acquisition.
The importance of explicit learning strategies in vocabulary learning 3.
Current strategy research.
Students may behave differently in different environments.
Learning some languages may be different from learning others.
The Purpose of the Study.
Research Questions.
Overview of the Methodology.
Organisation of the Thesis.
Chapter Two: Background Information.Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language.
TAFL in Saudi Arabia.
TAFL at ITANA.
The morning programme.
The evening programme.
Textbooks.
TAFL Classes.
The Arabic Language.
The phenomenon of diglossia.
Arabic orthography (script).
Arabic morphology.
Verbs.
Nouns.
Particles.
Arabic lexicon.
The complexity of vocabulary knowledge in Arabic.
Chapter.