@article{2017,title={THE ROLE OF MEMORIZATION AND SEMANTIC MAPPING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF L2 VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE},abstractNode={This article tends to investigate the effect of two different cognitive strategies, which are semantic mapping and rote memorization, in vocabulary acquisition. The study was conducted on thirty-six elementary level EFL students which were divided into two groups. A pre-test was conducted in order to identify the level of knowledge of the required vocabulary prior to the research study and it was seen that there was no significant difference between the two groups. While one group was exposed to rote memorization in vocabulary acquisition, the other was exposed to semantic mapping for the same purpose. As for the post-test which was administered after the 3-week treatment, the results showed that even though there was a significant difference from time 1 to time 2 for both groups, there was no significant difference for the effectiveness between both experimental groups. Therefore, it was concluded that, depending on the context of learning, rote memorization can also be effective as ‘more involvement required strategies’ such as semantic mapping and it is also a time-saving and alternative in L2 vocabulary acquisition despite all the criticism.},author={Kübra ÖRSDEMİR},year={2017},journal={International Journal of Language Academy}}