@article{Tskhvitava_2016, title={Vocabulary Learning Strategies of English for Specific Purposes Students at Agricultural University of Georgia}, volume={2}, url={https://jebs.ibsu.edu.ge/jms/index.php/jebs/article/view/35}, DOI={10.31578/jebs.v2i1.35}, abstractNote={<p>The importance of teaching ESP to students not majoring in English is discussed. The role of vocabulary learning in<br />ESP is emphasized. The article attempts to add an insight to Georgian experience of teaching English to students<br />of Agriculture to the existing studies on the use of vocabulary learning strategies in ESP. The students should<br />become aware of the importance of language learning strategies and get trained to use them appropriately. The<br />purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of students towards vocabulary learning methods offered by<br />the textbook and the teacher, as well as the awareness of and the preferred vocabulary teaching /learning strategies<br />among Agriculture University students while they were taking an English for Specific Purpose (ESP) course.<br />Respondents comprised 107 students at Agriculture University of Georgia students. An ESP vocabulary learning<br />questionnaire was administered to the randomly selected students who enrolled in the English for Agriculture as a<br />requirement. It revealed that students are not sufficiently satisfied with the existing state of teaching ESP vocabulary.<br />A conclusion has been made that vocabulary learning strategies have to be purposefully taught, to improve the<br />existing situation.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Education in Black Sea Region}, author={Tskhvitava, Tamar}, year={2016}, month={Dec.} }