Students’ strategies in learning English specialized vocabulary

Abstract

Abstract: The present study aimed at investigating the learning strategies used by students in learning English specialized vocabulary. The participants were 100 students studying English for economics. Data was collected by means of questionnaire, interview and diary. The findings reveal that for the category of discovery strategy, a majority of students reported that they asked classmates for meanings of new words and used English-Vietnamese dictionaries. For cognitive strategy, to remember words, most students said that they studied spelling of words, synonyms and antonyms. They also took notes of specialized vocabulary in class. Besides, a large proportion of them relied on the mass media to learn new specialized words. Based on the research findings, recommendations were put forwards for teachers and students in teaching and learning English specialized vocabulary. Key words: specialized vocabulary, learning strategies