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- Title
The Effectiveness of using Vocabulary Exercises to Teach Vocabulary to ESL/EFL Learners.
- Authors
Mohd Tahir, M. H.; Tunku Mohtar, T. M.
- Abstract
In the KBSM English syllabus, vocabulary learning is only incorporated in the teaching of the four main skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking as target words are usually taught implicitly. Often, learners are unaware of the different meanings of a word and its spelling due to the common method of teaching the target words. This study investigates the effectiveness of the use of vocabulary exercises for vocabulary teaching involving 60 selected students from Form Two classes of a sub-urban school in Ipoh. The mean scores of the pre-test and post-test are analysed by using descriptive statistics. The questionnaire in the student's feedback form was analysed descriptively in terms of frequency counts and percentage of responses. The open-ended written responses in the student's evaluation form are categorised and analysed using content analysis. The results suggest that the incorporation of vocabulary exercises is effective in learning the target words among Form Two learners.
- Subjects
ENGLISH language textbooks for foreign speakers; ENGLISH as a foreign language; VOCABULARY education; LEARNING ability; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 2016, Vol 24, Issue 4, p1651
- ISSN
0128-7702
- Publication type
Article