Based on the relevant theories from both cognitive psychology and linguistics: the information-processing model, the depth-of-processing hypothesis and definition and types of vocabulary knowledge, the author made an ...Based on the relevant theories from both cognitive psychology and linguistics: the information-processing model, the depth-of-processing hypothesis and definition and types of vocabulary knowledge, the author made an investigation into vocabulary learning strategies used by non-English majors at North-West Minorities University. The statistical results showed that rote-learning strategies were most commonly used by the students, while most metacognitive strategies and context-oriented cognitive strategies were seldom used.展开更多
文摘Based on the relevant theories from both cognitive psychology and linguistics: the information-processing model, the depth-of-processing hypothesis and definition and types of vocabulary knowledge, the author made an investigation into vocabulary learning strategies used by non-English majors at North-West Minorities University. The statistical results showed that rote-learning strategies were most commonly used by the students, while most metacognitive strategies and context-oriented cognitive strategies were seldom used.