%0 Journal Article
%T A Comparative Study of Vocabulary Learning Strategies Employed by Iranian Undergraduate and Postgraduate EFL Learners with a Focus on Motivation
%A Abdullah Sarani
%A Habib Shirzaei
%J Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics
%P 33-45
%@ 2503-4197
%D 2016
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.21462/ijefll.v1i1.2
%X Vocabulary is viewed as a major part of language proficiency as it allows learners to use four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The present study was carried out to compare Iranian undergraduate and postgraduate EFL learners¡¯ use of vocabulary learning strategies. After that the study tried to see if there was any difference between highly-motivated and low-motivated learners with regard to vocabulary use. Finally, it aimed at investigating the differences between the Iranian EFL male and female learners¡¯ use of vocabulary learning strategies. A group of 150 Iranian undergraduate and postgraduate EFL learners (75 males and 75 females) both at BA and MA levels from Zahedan universities were selected randomly. The participants¡¯ ages ranged between18 to 42. The data were obtained through two questionnaires: Taxonomy of Vocabulary Learning Strategies developed by Schmitt (1997) and Gardner¡¯s (1985) Attitude/ Motivation Test Battery (AMTB). The findings of the study showed that there was a significant difference between undergraduate and postgraduate EFL learners¡¯ use of vocabulary learning strategies. Also, there was a difference between highly-motivated learners and low-motivated learners¡¯ use of vocabulary learning strategies. Moreover, the results showed that the interaction between the learners¡¯ gender and motivation was significant. The results are theoretically and pedagogically significant for EFL teachers and applied linguists
%K undergraduate
%K postgraduate
%K EFL vocabulary learning strategies
%K motivation
%U http://www.indonesian-efl-journal.org/index.php/ijefll/article/view/2