Résumé:
The present study attempts to identify vocabulary explanation strategies used by
secondary school English teachers with third year foreign language learners. In order to
investigate this research concern, a Classroom observation and a Questionnaire were
implemented with secondary school English teachers. The observation is intended to
describe teachers' vocabulary explanation strategies used in third year foreign language
classes of 8 Mai 1945 secondary school, Jijel. The questionnaire investigated teachers'
views about using different explanation strategies in the teaching process. The findings
show that using appropriate vocabulary explanation strategies are helpful in enhancing
vocabulary repertoire and knowledge. On the basis of the results obtained from both
classroom observation and teachers' questionnaire, some pedagogical recommendations
have been proposed for future research to direct teachers toward the effective way to use
these strategies in order to develop learners' vocabulary
