The importance of vacabulary among students of the English Major at the UQROO.

Abstract

This study set out to investigate the importance of vocabulary among students of the English Language Major at the University of Quintana Roo, Mexico; i.e., beliefs, attitudes and vocabulary learning strategies and the possible relationship among these three main variables. The participants were 79 students divided into five groups; each one representing one year of language study at university. The instruments were the vocabulary levels test (VLT) by Schmitt (2001); a questionnaire about beliefs, attitudes and vocabulary learning strategies, and selected learner interviews.