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标题：An Analysis of the Relationship among EFL Learners’ Autonomy, Self-esteem, and Choice of Vocabulary Learning Strategies
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作者：Filiz Yalcin Tilfarlioglu ; Star Sherwani
期刊名称：Theory and Practice in Language Studies
印刷版ISSN：1799-2591
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：8
页码：933-947
DOI：10.17507/tpls.0808.05
语种：English
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：This study seeks to determine whether any significant relationship exists among EFL learners’ autonomy (LA), self-esteem (SE), and choice of vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) as well as whether LA and SE are predictors of these strategies. To achieve these aims, this study employed a descriptive research design. Participants included 157 male and female undergraduate EFL learners, all within the age range of 17 to 25 years. They were studying English within the sub-disciplines of English Literature, Linguistics, and General English. Participants were administered the following three types of questionnaires adapted by the researcher: a) a 30-item VLS questionnaire based on that of Schmitt taxonomy (1997); b) a 30-item LA questionnaire developed by Sakai, et al. (2008); c) and a 30-item SE questionnaire based on Coopersmith’s SE inventory (1967). Upon conducting preliminary analyses of this study’s assumptions, the characteristics of the data were proven legitimate via correlation and regression analyses. Correlation analysis demonstrated that a statistically significant relationship existed between EFL learners’ autonomy and VLS, with (r = .555, p < .05), and SE and VLS, with (r = .678 p < .05). Furthermore, regression analysis revealed LA and SE to be significant predictors of VLS. LA predicted 30.7% of scores in the choice of VLS (R = .555, R2 = .307), and SE predicted 45.9% of scores in the choice of VLS (R = .678, R2 = .456). These findings demonstrate that both LA and SE make strong contributions to VLS.
关键词：EFL learners;autonomy;self-esteem;vocabulary learning strategies;academic achievement