The vocabulary strategies used by right-/left-and bilateral-brain learners in four major universities of Taiwan

Yu-Tzu Chang

Date of Publication

2002

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in English Language Education

Subject Categories

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

English and Applied Linguistics

Thesis Adviser

Montañano, Rosemarie L.

Defense Panel Chair

Cusipag, Maria N.

Defense Panel Member

Leonisa A. Mojica
Corazon V. Balarbar

Abstract/Summary

This study investigates the vocabulary strategies, brain dominance, and scores in a vocabulary test of university students in Taiwan. Respondents involved 140 students selected from four universities located in different cities in Taiwan (Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Nanya Institute of Technology, National Chung-San University, and Tamkang University). They were requested to answer a survey questionnaire on vocabulary strategies, brain dominance inventory, and vocabulary test. Frequency count was used to analyze the survey of vocabulary strategies, scoring instrument was used to identify the type of brain dominance, and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation was used to investigate the relationship among the vocabulary strategies, brain dominance, and scores in a vocabulary test. Findings show that students often used determination (DET) strategy such as using bilingual dictionary/electronic dictionary and a memory (MEM) strategy studying the spelling of a word , but they seldom used a metacognitive (MET) strategy such as spaced word practice . They never used the social (SOC) strategy like interacting with native speakers. In addition, they fall slightly toward the right-brain dominance. It was revealed further that there was a significant relationship (0.545 & 0.555) between students' use of vocabulary strategies and their scores in a vocabulary test however, no significant relationship (0.234 & 0.278) existed between brain dominance and vocabulary strategies and neither between brain dominance and scores in a vocabulary test (0.131).

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG03325

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

175 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Vocabulary tests; Language and languages--Word frequency

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