Open AccessEnglish Vocabulary Teaching Techniques at Secondary Level Schools in the Punjab, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Muhammad Arslan Raheem,
Mamoona Asif,
Mariam Latif,
Muhammad Arshad Javed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
review of applied management and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-3640
pISSN - 2708-2024
DOI - 10.47067/ramss.v4i2.148
Subject(s) - vocabulary , memorization , mathematics education , english language , computer science , english vocabulary , psychology , linguistics , philosophy
The aim of the paper was to identify various English vocabulary teaching techniques employed by teachers in public sector. The data for that purpose was collected through classroom observations. A total of 20 classes in various public sector schools of Rahimyar District of the Punjab Pakistan were observed. The majority of the teachers were found employing various techniques to teach their students vocabulary of English Language. It was found that the teachers employed the techniques like visual aids, separate Word lists and rules related to the formation of words to teach students unfamiliar lexical items of English language. The pupils were further asked to memorize the word lists with their synonyms and L1 equivalents so that they may perform better in their academic exams.