An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Using Vocabulary Strategies in Enhancing EFL Students’ Vocabulary Acquisition ( A Case Study of Some Sudanese University Students)

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of using vocabulary strategies in enhancing EFL Sudanese university students’ vocabulary acquisition: the study took place at Sudan University of Science and Technology during the university academic year (2022-2023) .The study has adopted the descriptive analytical method: the researcher collected data by using two tools, a pre- post test for some EFL Sudanese second year university students and a questionnaire for some EFL Sudanese university teachers. To analyze the data of the study the researcher has used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).The findings of the study revealed that EFL Sudanese university students encounter some serious difficulties in vocabulary acquisition; they have insufficient basic knowledge of vocabulary, they face some problems with meaning, pronunciation and spelling, besides they lack knowledge about vocabulary learning strategies . Furthermore, teaching vocabulary strategies played a significant role in enhancing EFL students’ vocabulary acquisition. In the light of the findings of the study, the researcher recommends that: vocabulary strategies play a vital role in EFL enhancing vocabulary acquisition as they help both language teachers and learners. In addition, students should be aware of the importance of vocabulary acquisition in the process of EFL learning. Furthermore, teachers should offer students the opportunity to acquire new vocabulary using a variety of learning vocabulary strategies or that effectively engage them in the learning process.