A Comparative Study of the Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Vocabulary Size Between EMI(English As a Medium of Instruction), Cmi(chinese As...
- ISBN-10
- 136147842X
- ISBN-13
- 9781361478424
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-01-27
- Publisher
- BiblioBazaar
- Author
- Miu-Shan Shek
Description
This dissertation, "A Comparative Study of the Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Vocabulary Size Between EMI(English as a Medium of Instruction), CMI(Chinese as a Medium of Instruction) and Partial EMI Secondary Sixstudents in Hong Kong" by Miu-shan, Shek, 石妙珊, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author.
Abstract:
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to explore whether there are differences in vocabulary knowledge size and word knowledge among the CMI, EMI and partial EMI(PEMI) Secondary Six students. It also attempts to investigate whether there are any discrepancies in their frequency of use and perception of vocabulary learning strategies. Two vocabulary tests, a questionnaire and interviews were used for data collection.
The one-way ANOVA affirms the significant difference, demonstrating that the three groups of students differ with regard to the test scores on the Nation's Word Level test and the word test on aspects of word knowledge. In addition, the results of this study suggest that the CMI, EMI and PEMI students exhibit similarities in frequency of use and perceived usefulness of vocabulary learning strategies. Nevertheless, the most important finding of this study reveals that the frequent use of vocabulary learning strategies does not correlate with the students' capability of vocabulary knowledge, which contradicts the previous studies suggesting a positive relationship between frequent and elaborate strategy use and higher levels of achievement.
The results of this study provide some empirical data on the vocabulary knowledge and strategy profile of secondary students which applies to Hong Kong learners in general. This study has provided a better understanding of Hong Kong secondary students concerning the strategy use when learning English vocabulary.
DOI: 10.5353/th_b3874456
Subjects:
Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong
Learning strategies
High school seniors - China - Hong Kong - Language
