VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES BA THESIS A STUDY ON THE VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY FIRST-YEAR ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS AT VNUA NGHIÊN CỨU NHỮNG CHIẾN LƯỢC HỌC TỪ VỰNG ĐƯỢC SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT NGÀNH NGÔN NGỮ ANH SỬ DỤNG TẠI VNUA Student : PHAM DUY SON Student code : 621254 Major : ENGLISH Supervisor : NGUYEN THI KIM QUE Hanoi – 2021 i CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I, the undersigned, hereby certify my authority of the study project report entitled “A study on vocabulary learning strategies employed by first-year English-majored students at Vietnam National University of Agriculture” submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor in English Language. Except where the reference is indicated, no other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the text of the thesis. Hanoi, 2021 Pham Duy Son Approved by SUPERVISOR (Signature and full name) Date:…………………… ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY..................................................................... i TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................................................ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................iv ABSTRACT.......................................................................................................... v LIST OF ABBREVIATION ................................................................................ vi LIST OF TABLES ..............................................................................................vii Part 1: INTRODUCTION................................................................................. 1 1.1. RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY................................................................. 1 1.2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .............................................. 3 1.3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS............................................................................ 3 1.4. SCOPE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................. 3 1.6. DESIGN OF THE STUDY............................................................................ 3 Part II: DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 5 Chapter 1: LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................... 5 1.1. REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS STUDIES ................................................... 5 1.1.1. Review of the previous study at home..................................................... 5 1.1.2. Review of the previous study abroad ...................................................... 6 1.2. REVIEW OF THEORETICAL BACKGROUND ........................................ 8 1.2.1. Statement of theoretical framework chosen........................................... 8 1.2.1.1. Definition and importance of vocabulary ....................................... 8 1.2.1.2. Definitions of Language Learning Strategies................................. 9 1.2.1.3. Classifications of Language Learning Strategies......................... 11 1.2.1.4. Definitions of Vocabulary Learning Strategies............................ 15 1.2.1.5. Classifications of Vocabulary Learning Strategies ...................... 16 Chapter 2: METHODOLOGY........................................................................ 22 2.1. RESEARCH METHOD............................................................................... 22 2.3. DATA COLLECTION................................................................................. 22 2.3.1. Data collection instruments.................................................................... 22 2.3.2. Data collecting procedures..................................................................... 23 2.3.3. Data analysis............................................................................................ 23 Chapter 3: FINDINGS AN