A Comparative Study on English Vocabulary Learning Strategies between Public and Private Colleges of Balochistan
Keywords:
Vocabulary Learning Strategies, Public, Private, College, Quetta, Balochistan etc.Abstract
English enjoys the prestige of being the official language of Pakistan.
Pakistanis, belonging to multilingual Pakistani society, learn English as a
foreign language. Learning a language as a foreign language comes with
several obstacles and challenges; out of which vocabulary building in long
term memory is regarded as a significant issue. This study aims to conduct a
comparative study on different vocabulary learning strategies between the
students of public and private colleges of Balochistan. The study administered
adapted questionnaire to 240 students who belonged to public and private
colleges. SPSS was used to analyse the collected data through descriptive
analysis. The findings of the study revealed that the students who belonged to
private colleges were more active in learning and retaining new words of
English as compared to those of public colleges. On one side, the findings
revealed a comparison of vocabulary learning strategies among students of
public and private colleges; on the other side, the findings exposed the huge
difference between education standards of both sectors. The results signify
that enhancement of education standard and introduction of updated
vocabulary learning strategies of English language have a direct nexus with
students‟ retention of new words.
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