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VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES IN CRITICAL READING
CLASS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Febria Vinka Kristie
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Abstract: The focus of this study is Vocabulary Learning strategies used by students in
Critical Reading class, English Department, Satya Wacana Christian University. This study
is to answer the research question “What vocabulary learning strategy that is most
frequently used by students in Critical Reading class?” This study used questionnaire as the
research method and the result of this study is Activation strategy is the most frequently used
strategy by English Department students in Critical Reading class, Satya Wacana Christian
University, with the score 3, 3. Activation strategy itself requires the students to use the
newly-learned vocabulary in speech and writing. While, the lowest score from the all
strategies is Taking Notes strategy, with score 2.86.
Keywords: Vocabulary Learning Strategy, Critical Reading