The Difficulties Faced by English Language Teachers in Teaching Vocabulary to Primary School Students in Alkhoms City: A Field Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65417/ljere.v2i1.83Keywords:
vocabulary, difficulty, teacherAbstract
The objectives of the study are to investigate the difficulties that faced by English teachers in teaching vocabulary to young learners at Primary schools in Alkhoms city, and find out the reasons behind the difficulties that faced by teachers in teaching vocabulary to young learners at Primary schools in Alkhoms city. The method of the research was quantitative which obtain the data through questionnaire. The participants of this study were 50 teachers at primary schools. The analysis method used to analysis the data is statistical methods which are frequency and percentage. The results of the study showed that the teachers face problems in teaching English vocabulary, and they do not use effective strategies and techniques to aid the students to learn vocabulary; they do not use pictures such as posters, flashcards or wall charts to make the meaning of unknown word, they do not use enumerated technique to explain difficult words, and they do not use any electronic devices such as computers, data show, CD player or other devices. They just translate the meaning of new words in Arabic, and give the students a list of words to memorize them. The teachers face difficulty in telling our students to memorize vocabulary because some students are lazy and the students are not active and confident. Moreover, the teachers face difficulties in teaching vocabulary because of the time constraints of the class. The study was concluded with conclusion and some recommendations and suggestions for teachers, students and other researchers.
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