EFL COLLEGE STUDENTS’ LEARNING STRATEGIES TO AQCUIRE ENGLISH VOCABULARY

This study discusses students' vocabulary acquisition strategies in the process
of learning English at the university level. Especially the second semester students
of Muhammadiyah University of Jember.
This study suggests two research problems, the first is What strategies are
used by second semester students of English education at Muhammadiyah
University of Jember to acquire vocabulary when learning in class? and the
second one is What strategies are used by second semester students of English
education at Muhammadiyah University of Jember to acquire vocabulary when
learning outside the classroom? The purpose of this study was to identify and
describe the strategies used by the second semester students of English education
at Muhammadiyah University of Jember in their English learning process.
This research is a qualitative descriptive study with the subject of second
semester students of English education at Muhammadiyah University of Jember
using questionnaires and interview sheets starting on June 21, 2022 and ending on
June 30, 2022.
The findings show that the strategies used by the second semester students of
English education at Muhammadiyah University of Jember when learning in class
are Determination Strategies, Social Strategies, and Cognitive Strategies. While
the strategies they use when learning outside the classroom are Determination
strategies, Memory strategies, and Metacognitive Strategies.