Open AccessMoroccan EFL Learners' Knowledge of Vocabulary and their Speaking Ability: A Correlational Study
Author(s) -
Souad En-nda,
Bani Koumachi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of linguistics, literature and translation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-0099
pISSN - 2617-0299
DOI - 10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.12.5
Subject(s) - vocabulary , test (biology) , psychology , correlation , positive correlation , mathematics education , pearson product moment correlation coefficient , statistics , linguistics , mathematics , medicine , biology , paleontology , philosophy , geometry
The study seeks to investigate the correlation between students' vocabulary knowledge and their speaking ability. It is carried out in Idriss 1st high school in Kenitra, with the participation of 30 first-year baccalaureate students, including males and females. Vocabulary and speaking tests are used as two main instruments to collect data from the participants. Pearson correlation is used in order to determine the relationship between students' scores in vocabulary and their scores in the speaking test. Based on correlation analysis, the research's major findings revealed a significant positive correlation (r=, 744) between the vocabulary test scores of students and their speaking performance in the speaking test.