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Vocabulary Learning Strategy by students
in SMP Negeri 6 Ambarawa
Arif Primadi
Abstract
English vocabulary has important role in English learning. In order to help students to
increase vocabulary easier we need to know and learn strategy that students use in learning
vocabulary. This study evaluates the use of strategy in junior high school. By doing this, it is
assumed that students and teacher will get the benefit of this study. Based on Schmitt vocabulary
learning strategy, there are five different categories of vocabulary learning strategies such as
determination strategy, social strategy, memory strategy, cognitive strategy, and metacognitive
strategy. These categories cover an overall 28 statements in a form of questionnaire that is
adopted from Schmitt (1997) taxonomy of vocabulary learning strategy and Cheung (2004).
There were 95 students of grade 8 and 9 in SMP Negreri 6 Ambarawa participated in this study.
The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic. The finding of this study showed that
Social strategy is the most frequently used strategy in SMP Negeri 6 Ambarawa.
