Cataloged from PDF version of article.This study investigated the effects of vocabulary learning strategy instruction
on learners’ reported strategy use and their perceptions of usefulness. It also sought
to find out the learner and teacher attitudes towards strategy instruction.
This study was conducted with the participation of one pre-intermediate
English preparation class at Afyon Kocatepe University, School of Foreign
Languages and their teacher. The three-week strategy instruction was given by the
classroom teacher according to the lesson plans developed by the researcher. The
data were collected through classroom observation, vocabulary learning strategies
questionnaires, learner and teacher interviews and learning diaries.
The analyses of the quantitative and qualitative data revealed that the strategy
instruction had a positive impact on strategy use, but it failed to create a significant increase in learner perceptions of usefulness. However, both learner and teacher
attitudes were positive towards strategy instruction.
This study implied that instruction in vocabulary learning strategies may have
a role to play in the university level Turkish EFL context, as it may contribute to the
learner independence by encouraging students to reflect on their own learning
process.Tezgiden, S. YaseminM.S
