Open AccessInvestigation the attitudes of secondary school students towards the use of saying and words of wisdom in learning English at secondary level in Gaza
Author(s) -
Wafaa Ibrahim Alnajjar,
Gaza Moe,
Reem Yahya Mahmoud Shehadh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the international journal of research in educational sciences./the international journal of research in educational sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2585-6766
pISSN - 2585-6081
DOI - 10.29009/ijres.4.3.4
Subject(s) - vocabulary , psychology , english as a foreign language , foreign language , mathematics education , english language , language acquisition , pedagogy , linguistics , philosophy
This paper examined the attitudes of secondary school students towards the use of saying and words of wisdom in learning English as a foreign language in secondary schools in Gaza. Saying and words of wisdom play a significant role in language learning as a part of gaining cultural knowledge. In addition, this study attempted to find out whether they could motivate students to learn English then improve language acquiring through time. 40 secondary female EFL learners were assigned in questionnaires and interviews. Through observation, the researcher convinced that saying and words of wisdom is an important segment in the English Language, and it is a useful piece that has been used to spread wisdom and truths about life. The study reveals the effectiveness and higher rate of retaining of learning vocabulary through the strategy of sayings and words of wisdom compared to the traditional method.