A Study on English Vocabulary Learning Strategies for Non-English Majors in Independent College

This paper has investigated the pattern of English vocabulary learning strategies used by the non-English major students in Chinese Independent Colleges: their attitudes to vocabulary learning; the strategies they usually use; the problems of vocabulary learning in English study; the most effective vocabulary learning strategies they assume; differences among the students with different grades, genders, English proficiency and so on. The survey has been done on the non-English majors from grade 1 to 3 in Beihai College of Beihang University. The aim of the paper is to help English learners to improve their ability of vocabulary learning and develop their English proficiency by providing some practical suggestions to both teachers and learners.