A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ANXIETY LEVELS IN ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING AND THE USE OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS AT VALAYA ALONGKORN RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY UNDER THE ROYAL PATRONAGE, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Authors

  • Worawan Wongsriwiwat Language Center, Valaya Alongkorn University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani Province

Keywords:

Anxiety, English Vocabulary Learning, English Vocabulary Learning Strategies

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to 1) investigate the anxiety levels in English vocabulary learning of students at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani Province, 2) study the use of English vocabulary learning strategies of the students, and 3) explore the relationship between the students’ anxiety levels in English vocabulary learning and their use of English vocabulary learning strategies. This is a quantitative research study. The instrument for obtaining the data was a questionnaire. Its validity determined by the index of item objective congruence (IOC) was more than 0.6 and its reliabilities were between 0.79-0.90. The sample for this study consisted of 89 undergraduate students who enrolled in the VLE310 course in the first semester of the 2023 academic year at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani Province. The sampling method was convenience sampling. The statistics used for data analysis included mean, standard deviation, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient.
The results of the study revealed that the students experienced anxiety in English vocabulary learning at a moderate level (M = 3.55, S.D. = 0.91). Overall, they used English vocabulary learning strategies at a moderate level (M = 3.63, S.D. = 0.64). The strategies which they employed the most were from the group of support strategies (M = 3.83, S.D. = 0.79). In addition, the students’ anxiety levels in English vocabulary learning were positively correlated with their overall employment of English vocabulary learning strategies at a significance level of .01 (Pearson Correlation = 0.511).

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30-04-2024

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Wongsriwiwat, W. (2024). A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ANXIETY LEVELS IN ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING AND THE USE OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS AT VALAYA ALONGKORN RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY UNDER THE ROYAL PATRONAGE, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE. Valaya Alongkorn Review Journal, 14(1), 80–95. retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/var/article/view/268736

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