An Investigation of Teachers’ Practice of Teaching Vocabulary in EFL Class: The Case of Otona Secondary School English Language Teachers

Abstract

This study is aimed to investigate teachers’ practice of teaching vocabulary in EFL classes. It was conducted at Otona Secondary School on English Language teachers. The descriptive research design was employed to achieve the intended aim of the study. In this study, 18 English language teachers were taken as participants through purposive sampling technique. Interview and classroom observation were used to collect data from the participant English language teachers. The data collected through interview and classroom observation were analyzed qualitatively based on the research objectives. The findings revealed that English language teachers did not give great emphasis on vocabulary instruction to create a participatory classroom through vocabulary lesson; as result, students could not engage new words in meaningful context. Based these findings, conclusions and recommendations were made.

Keywords: Teachers, Practice, Vocabulary, and Teaching

DOI: 10.7176/JLLL/66-03

Publication date:March 31^st 2020