The following paper provides a brief insight into the topíc of „vocabulary learning strategies“, and will present selected aspects of this extensive and complex field of language study. After briefly dealing with the question of „defining“ learning strategies, an overview concerning research into the field will be presented, and
some general conlusions which can be drawn about vocabulary learning strategies will be portrayed. Subsequently, three classification systems of vocabulary learning strategies will be delineated, whereas thereafter the paper will elaborate on two selected areas of vocabulary learning strategies, namely „guessing and inferring
meaning“ and „mnemonic devices with special regards to the keyword technique“.
Table of contents
Introduction
1. Definitions and Research into vocabulary learning strategies
2. General conclusions about vocabulary learning strategies
3. Vocabulary learning strategy classifications
3.1. Oxfords system
3.2. Cook, Mayer and Nation´s distinction
3.3. Schmitt´s taxonomy
4. Discussion of selected vocabulary learning strategies
4.1. Guessing and inferrring meaning
4.2. Mnemonic devices with special regards to the Keyword technique
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
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