Overall Result of VLS Used by 8 Beliefs about vocabulary learning

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A. Overall Result of VLS Used by 8

th Graders This overall result will summarize the result of the research especially VLS used by participants. This section will show the mean frequency of each strategy. The diagrams will show the frequency and percentage to show the use of VLS from participants. Figure 1. Overall Result It can be seen from Figure 1 that source strategy was the most frequently used VLS by the participants 3.228. The second position was cognitive strategy 3.084. Here, cognitive strategy consists of three categories, they were guessing strategy, dictionary strategy, and note-taking strategy. Metacognitive strategy was on the third position 2.992. Then, it was followed by memory strategy on the fourth position 2.919 and activation strategy on the fifth position 2.916. The last position was anxiety strategy 2.790. As Horwitz 2001 stated that anxiety strategy may influence to learners‟ performance and achievement.

B. Beliefs about vocabulary learning

statements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 - Part 1 Beliefs about vocabulary learning focused on learners‟ opinion about the best way to accomplish the aim in vocabulary learning. Beliefs about vocabulary learning divided into 3,228 3,084 2,992 2,919 2,916 2,790 2,500 2,600 2,700 2,800 2,900 3,000 3,100 3,200 3,300 Source Strategy Cognitive Strategy Metacognitive Strategy Memory Strategy Activation Strategy Anxiety Strategy Source Strategy Cognitive Strategy Metacognitive Strategy Memory Strategy Activation Strategy Anxiety Strategy Series1 3,228 3,084 2,992 2,919 2,916 2,790 14 three groups, which are memorization category, using the words to strengthen the vocabulary knowledge, and learning from context category Gu Johnson, 1996, as cited in Li, 2010, p.21. Below are the results of learners‟ beliefs about vocabulary learning. Figure 2. Frequency Learners‟ Belief about Vocabulary Learning Figure 2 shows that most of the participants believed that the best strategy to remember words was repetition repetition as the best way to remember words which was included in memorization category. The result for this statement was 3.456 which shows that learners agreed that repetition is the best way to reach the aim of vocabulary learning. So, according to the participants, to memorize the English vocabulary, repetition in vocabulary learning can enrich their vocabulary knowledge. Then, it was followed by statement 5 revise the new words have learned and the frequency was 3.396, statement 7 or „pay close attention to the word‟s usage and new meaning‟ 3.315 was on the third position. The fourth position was statement 8 recall the meaning to help understanding the context and the frequency was 3.302, statement 6 or „use the words that have learned‟ 3.181. Then statement 1 „memorize the words lists as the best way to remember words‟ and the frequency was 3.000, statement 4 3,000 3,456 2,121 2,993 3,396 3,181 3,315 3,302 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 1 8. When I have learned the word, I will recall the meaning to help me understand the context 7. When I learned the word I pay close attention to its new usage and new meaning 6. I use the words that I have learned 5. I revise the new words I have learned 4. I can acquire a large vocabulary by memory of individual words 3. It is only necessary to remember one dictionary definition 2. Repetition is the best way to remember words 1. The best way to remember words is to memorize word lists 15 or „acquire a large vocabulary by memory of individual words‟ 2.993 was on the seventh position, and the last was statement 3 or „remember one dictionary definition‟ and the frequency was 2.121. So, participants believed that by using repetition, they can easily learn vocabulary. A research that conducted by Noor and Amir 2012 in Malaysia also found that learners mostly believed that repetition is the best way to learn vocabulary. Participants possibly believed in repetition because as Gu 2003b mentioned, the number of repetition is needed to remember words list. Gu 2003b also stated that: One of the first problems a foreign language learner encounters is how to commit a massive amount of foreign words to memory and the first and easiest strategy people pick up and use naturally is, simply, repeating new words until they can be recognized. Moreover, Gu 2003b added that the cultural background of the learners influence the ability to memorize words and the way of memorizing words. Hence, repetition was mostly found in Asia since it is the easiest way in recognizing foreign words.

C. Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by Learners Part 2