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VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN
ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Tia Arsita Desiana
112010042
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN
ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Tia Arsita Desiana
112010042
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN
ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Tia Arsita Desiana
112010042
Approved by:
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COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course
or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of
my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by
any other person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright@ 2014. Tia Arsita Desiana and Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika M.A.
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga.
Tia Arsita Desiana:
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PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic community, I
verify that:
Name
: Tia Arsita Desiana
Student ID Number
: 112010042
Study Program
: English Teacher Education Program
Faculty
: Faculty of Language and Literature
Kind of Work
: Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free
right for my intellectual property and the contents therein entitled:
VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN ECONOMIC
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or
database, transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part
without my express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Cover Page ........................................................................................................................ i
Approval Page .................................................................................................................. ii
Copyright Statement ........................................................................................................ iii
Publication Agreement Declaration.................................................................................. iv
Table of Content ................................................................................................................v
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... vi
Introduction .......................................................................................................................1
Literature Review ..............................................................................................................3
Defining Vocabulary Learning Strategies .......................................................................3
Types of Vocabulary Learning Strategies .......................................................................4
VLS and English for Specific Purpose............................................................................7
VLS Research in ESP context.........................................................................................7
The Study ..........................................................................................................................9
Method of the Research..................................................................................................9
Participants.....................................................................................................................9
Research Instrument .....................................................................................................10
Data Collection ............................................................................................................10
Data Analysis ...............................................................................................................11
Data Analysis and Discussion ..........................................................................................12
Strategies for the discovery of meaning of new words: .................................................12
Strategies for consolidating a word once it has been encountered .................................18
Conclusion and Recommendation ....................................................................................27
Conclusion ...................................................................................................................27
Recommendation for Learning Vocabulary ..................................................................28
Improvement of Further Research.................................................................................29
Limitation of the Study.................................................................................................29
Acknowledgement ...........................................................................................................30
References .......................................................................................................................31
Appendix 1 ......................................................................................................................33
Appendix 2 ......................................................................................................................36
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VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN
ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
Abstract
Learning technical vocabulary is crucial for ESP students. Vocabulary learning strategies is
important to help students in understanding and learning specialized words. The present
study explored Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLS) used by Economic International
Program in learning specialized words. The data were collected by using Schmitt’s
vocabulary learning strategies questionnaire adapted from Kafipour and Naveh (2011) and
Komol and Sripetpun (2011). The questionnaire had thirty-three items administered to 24
students of Economic International Program. An interview was also conducted to get more
information from the participants. The results showed that the students chose practical,
simple, and fast strategies in learning vocabulary. Checking if the word is also an
Indonesian word, guessing word’s meaning from the context, asking the teacher to give
definition, studying the word with my classmates, remembering the word by studying and
paying attention to word’s spelling, underlining the word, and using English media were
highly chosen in the present study.
Key words: Vocabulary learning strategies, ESP, EFL, technical words
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ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Tia Arsita Desiana
112010042
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN
ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Tia Arsita Desiana
112010042
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
i
VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN
ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Tia Arsita Desiana
112010042
Approved by:
ii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course
or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of
my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by
any other person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright@ 2014. Tia Arsita Desiana and Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika M.A.
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga.
Tia Arsita Desiana:
iii
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic community, I
verify that:
Name
: Tia Arsita Desiana
Student ID Number
: 112010042
Study Program
: English Teacher Education Program
Faculty
: Faculty of Language and Literature
Kind of Work
: Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free
right for my intellectual property and the contents therein entitled:
VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN ECONOMIC
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or
database, transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part
without my express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
iv
TABLE OF CONTENT
Cover Page ........................................................................................................................ i
Approval Page .................................................................................................................. ii
Copyright Statement ........................................................................................................ iii
Publication Agreement Declaration.................................................................................. iv
Table of Content ................................................................................................................v
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... vi
Introduction .......................................................................................................................1
Literature Review ..............................................................................................................3
Defining Vocabulary Learning Strategies .......................................................................3
Types of Vocabulary Learning Strategies .......................................................................4
VLS and English for Specific Purpose............................................................................7
VLS Research in ESP context.........................................................................................7
The Study ..........................................................................................................................9
Method of the Research..................................................................................................9
Participants.....................................................................................................................9
Research Instrument .....................................................................................................10
Data Collection ............................................................................................................10
Data Analysis ...............................................................................................................11
Data Analysis and Discussion ..........................................................................................12
Strategies for the discovery of meaning of new words: .................................................12
Strategies for consolidating a word once it has been encountered .................................18
Conclusion and Recommendation ....................................................................................27
Conclusion ...................................................................................................................27
Recommendation for Learning Vocabulary ..................................................................28
Improvement of Further Research.................................................................................29
Limitation of the Study.................................................................................................29
Acknowledgement ...........................................................................................................30
References .......................................................................................................................31
Appendix 1 ......................................................................................................................33
Appendix 2 ......................................................................................................................36
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VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS IN
ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
Abstract
Learning technical vocabulary is crucial for ESP students. Vocabulary learning strategies is
important to help students in understanding and learning specialized words. The present
study explored Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLS) used by Economic International
Program in learning specialized words. The data were collected by using Schmitt’s
vocabulary learning strategies questionnaire adapted from Kafipour and Naveh (2011) and
Komol and Sripetpun (2011). The questionnaire had thirty-three items administered to 24
students of Economic International Program. An interview was also conducted to get more
information from the participants. The results showed that the students chose practical,
simple, and fast strategies in learning vocabulary. Checking if the word is also an
Indonesian word, guessing word’s meaning from the context, asking the teacher to give
definition, studying the word with my classmates, remembering the word by studying and
paying attention to word’s spelling, underlining the word, and using English media were
highly chosen in the present study.
Key words: Vocabulary learning strategies, ESP, EFL, technical words
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