مجلة العلوم الاجتماعية والإنسانية
Volume 15, Numéro 2, Pages 266-279
2022-09-30

Impact Of Vocabulary Acquisition Techniques On Students’ Learning. Case Of First Year English Language Students At Sétif

Authors : Choubane Samra .

Abstract

Vocabulary plays an essential role in teaching English as a foreign language. This study aims at determining how the vocabulary acquisition techniques affect the vocabulary ability of first-year students at Sétif 2 University and investigate their attitudes towards the techniques of instruction. The research study was one-group pretest and post-test design. The instruments employed were in-class exercises regarding an analysis of word structures and context clues, a vocabulary proficiency test, as well as a questionnaire surveying the students’ opinions toward the instruction. The pretest and post-test results were calculated for descriptive statistics. The study revealed that the students’ post-test results were higher than their pretest results. The results of the questionnaire also illustrated their very favorable attitude toward the instruction of vocabulary acquisition techniques as a whole.

Keywords

vocabulary, learning, teaching, techniques, advanced students