Vocabulary Learning Strategies: A Case Study of Mongolian EFL Learners

This paper reports an overall pattern of vocabulary learning beliefs and strategies adopted by students of English Major in Inner Mongolia, China, based on questionnaire survey, interviews and classroom observation. The main findings are: (I) Mongolian learners are more inclined to involve vocabulary learning in application in learning beliefs; (2) Cognitive strategy employment gains priority, followed by meta-cognitive and social/affective strategies respectively; (3) There are not significant differences in strategy employment by students of junior and senior grades.