Comparative Analysis of Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by High and Low Achievers (A Case Study on Undergraduate English Major Students in Ethiopian Universities)

Abstract

The main objective of this investigation was to discover the vocabulary learning high and low achiever Ethiopian English major undergraduate university students. Jimma, Ambo, Debre Birhan and Miza Tepi universities were randomly selected using a lottery method. Questionnaire and interview were used to collect relevan (134) students, who were enrolled in the aforementioned universities in 2013/14, filled out the questionnaire, and six purposely selected students from each university provided data through an in depth interview inferential statistics. The data obtained from open through content analysis strategies. The findings of the study revealed that the vocabulary more often than the low achievers but without any statistically significant differences in some of the strategies. In contrast, the low ac although both high and low achievers poorly used the social strategies. Finally, it was recommended that instructors should train students to use multifaceted vocabulary their academic achievement and language use