Vocabulary learning strategies, self-regulated learning and learners' outcomes in elementary school pair work

AL AJEILAT KOUSALOVÁ, Barbora. Vocabulary learning strategies, self-regulated learning and learners' outcomes in elementary school pair work. Studia Paedagogica. Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, 2023, vol. 2023, No 3, p. 133-163. ISSN 1803-7437. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/SP2023-3-6.

Basic information

• Original name: Vocabulary learning strategies, self-regulated learning and learners' outcomes in elementary school pair work
• Authors: AL AJEILAT KOUSALOVÁ, Barbora (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Studia Paedagogica, Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, 2023, 1803-7437.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14410/23:00134808
• Organization unit: Faculty of Education
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/SP2023-3-6
• Keywords in English: vocabulary learning; pair work; strategies; foreign language; self-regulated learning; elementary school
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

This study investigates vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) used among ten elementary school learners. Through video recordings, the research explores specific VLS utilized during pair work and their influence on learning outcomes, analyzed with qualitative content analysis. The research questions address the identification and utilization of VLS, the relationship between VLS usage and the ability to infer word meanings, and learner engagement in VLS usage. Findings indicate a notable co-occurrence of some strategies. Moreover, the broader the learners’ prior knowledge, the more successful they were with inferring word meanings. The study also emphasizes the need for balanced VLS engagement to optimize outcomes in pair work. This research aims to create new impulses for learning/teaching vocabulary within a foreign language classroom through the targeted practice of vocabulary learning strategies. Such practice aims to facilitate students’ learning processes in promoting their self-regulated learning.

Links

• MUNI/A/1335/2022, interní kód MU: Name: Výzkum v didaktice cizích jazyků

Investor: Masaryk University, Research in foreign language didactics