ESP Vocabulary Learning Strategies: The Effect of Self-Esteem, Self-Regulation and Learning Styles

ESP Vocabulary Learning Strategies: The Effect of Self-Esteem, Self-Regulation and Learning Styles
by: Eirene Katsarou (Author)
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Edition:1st
Publication Date: 1 Jun. 2022
Language:English
Print Length:255 pages
ISBN-10:1527583082
ISBN-13:9781527583085
Book Description
The book provides a detailed survey of relevant research and theory on the use of vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) in the field of second (L2)/foreign language learning, and explores the effect of learner-related factors on their effective use in EFL/ESP learning contexts. In order to fill the void in the area of L2 vocabulary acquisition research, it investigates the role of the affective factors of self-regulation and self-esteem in L2 strategy competence in an ESP context and determines their interactive effect in the process when combined with L2 learners’ particular learner style by relying on a quantitative data analysis approach. In this light, the study reported in this book empirically redefines the psychological status of self-regulation, self-esteem and learning style in L2 language learning, setting the scene for future extensive research in the area of L2 vocabulary strategy acquisition.
About the Author
About the Author Eirene Katsarou is an ESP Instructor at Democritus University, Greece. She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of York, UK, a PhD in Descriptive and Applied Linguistics from the University of Essex, UK, and an MEd in Distance Education. Her research interests include L2 vocabulary acquisition and language learner strategies, individual differences research, research methods in applied linguistics, and computer-assisted language learning in ESP and EFL contexts.