Abstract:

Vocabulary is the foundation of English learning. As to vocabulary learning strategies, a lot of researches have been carried out. But the electronic reference of the English vocabulary learning strategy has its own characteristics. In this paper, first of all, literature review is conducted concerning relative research achievements before the presentation of what electronic references are. Compared with paper reference, it highlights the advantages of electronic reference for English vocabulary learning. Secondly, the article summarizes the current research of vocabulary learning strategies comprehensively and emphasizes the lack of empirical research. Through the questionnaire survey and the data analysis, it explains the current situation of electronic reference adoption and analyzes the corresponding learning strategies of English vocabulary based on electronic references. Finally, it sums up the way to use electronic reference effectively in the hope of promoting English vocabulary learning.

Keywords: English vocabulary；electronic references；strategy

摘要：

词汇是英语学习的基础，对于词汇学习策略，人们已经做了许多探讨，但电子参考的英语词汇学习策略有其自身的特点。文章通过回顾相关的研究成果，说明什么是电子参考以及其类型。通过与纸质参考对比，突出电子参考对英语词汇学习的优势。其次，文章比较全面地总结了目前对于词汇学习策略的研究，并强调在实证研究方面存在的欠缺。文章通过相关的问卷调查，用数据和结果说明电子参考的使用现状，并分析基于电子参考的英语词汇学习策略。最后，总结如何有效的使用电子参考提高英语词汇学习的效果。

关键词：英语词汇；电子参考；策略

1 Introduction
Along with the development of science and technology, more and more electronic products are invented for the sake of easy life and learning. Language learners also benefit from the advanced technology. More and more people turn to such electronic products as electronic dictionary, internet dictionary, cell phone, MP3, online library etc. They’re beneficial to English study, especially in learning and retaining vocabulary. This paper discusses the current situation of the using of electronic references and explores the strategies to enhance the vocabulary learning strategies better by using of electronic references. Although electronic reference in language learning is not a new idea, the research on the strategies of adopting electronic reference is still very scarce. It is hoped that we can avoid the shortage and improve the level of English learners' vocabulary through this research.