Abstract—Based on an online survey of 470 Chinese and
Korean college first and second year non-English major
students (with 235 in each group), this study was conducted in
order to examine the sources, preferred tools, as well as
students’ need in relation to how EFL learners acquire certain
vocabulary learning strategies. By comparing the main
similarities and differences of the sources, preferred tools and
needs on vocabulary learning strategies between these two
groups of learners, some tailored vocabulary teaching
suggestions were proposed for EFL teachers to be aware of.
Index Terms—Chinese and Korean college EFL learners,
online survey, vocabulary learning strategies, sources, tools,
needs.
Z. Yang and Y. Rui are with the North University of China, Taiyuan City,
Shanxi Province, 030051, China (e-mail: yangzhen@nuc.edu.cn,
annieray@163.com).
L. Rimanich is with the Ju Si-Gyeong Liberal Arts College, Pai Chai
University, Daejeon, South Korea (e-mail: ateacherabroad@gmail.com).
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Cite: Zhen Yang, Yanping Rui, and Leo Rimanich, "A Suggestion of Tailored Vocabulary Teaching for Chinese and Korean EFL Learners Based on an Online Survey," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 221-225, 2019.