"Teachers' Vocabulary Explanation Strategies: The Case of Third Year Algerian Secondary School EFL Students"

Abstract

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