Gender and Vocabulary Learning in EFL: A Case Study from Macedonia

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a study of the influence of gender on the use of vocabulary learning strategies of EFL learners in the Republic of Macedonia. A questionnaire was administered to 709 EFL learners from ten elementary schools, ten secondary schools, as well as five Faculties of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. The findings reveal similarities in the ten most and least frequently used VLS by male and female learners. Apart from females’ greater use of all five categories of strategies, 8 of the 13 VLS tested by chi-square tests show more frequent use by females, one strategy is used more often by males, whereas the remaining 4 do not show any significant variation by gender.