The main objectives of this research are to investigate: (1) Vocabulary learning strategies used and practices done by male and female learners; (2) The similarities and differences between male and female learners in applying vocabulary learning strategies; and (3) the effect of vocabulary learning strategies on learners’ vocabulary mastery.
A qualitative research was applied in this study. The participants of this research were the Higher Intermediate Level learners at LBPP LIA Solo in Period of February-May 2017. There were twenty learners in this study that consisted of ten male learners and ten female learners. To collect the data, there were four instruments used namely vocabulary learning strategies questionnaires (VLSQs), interview, documentation, and test. The data were analyzed qualitatively using flow method of qualitative design. It consist of three steps, those were data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing or verification.
The result of this study reveals that: (1) there are six strategies applied by both male and female learners; (2) the similarity is that both male and female learners do all of the practices provided on each strategies and the differences come from the frequency, the most frequently, and the least frequently vocabulary learning strategies applied by the learners; and (3) the more vocabulary learning strategies used, the better vocabulary mastery the learners get. It shows that female learners’ vocabulary mastery are better than male learners because they apply vocabulary strategies more often than male. Therefore, it is recommended for learners to use the most suitable vocabulary learning strategies, so that they can good achievement in vocabulary mastery
