The Effects of Dictionary Vocabulary Learning Versus Contextual Vocabulary Acquisition on the Vocabulary Development of Pakistani EFL Learners

Sameera Ayub Bhatti, Ayesha Butt and Rasheda Khanam
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Sameera Ayub Bhatti: Lecturer, Lahore School of Accountacy and Finance, The University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Ayesha Butt: Assistant Professor,TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Global Regional Review, 2019, vol. 4, issue 4, 140-148

Abstract: The vocabulary of a language refers to the range of words used in it. A number of strategies are used in EFL classrooms to teach vocabulary, where the most common are Dictionary Vocabulary Learning (DVL) and Contextual Vocabulary Acquisition (CVA) The present study investigates the difference between the vocabulary development of EFL learners undergone the mentioned strategies. The study is experimental and the population is the BS students of Punjab (Pakistan). The sample was forty EFL students, divided as group 1 and group 2, where group 1 was taught by using DVL while group 2 was taught by CVA. Pre and Post tests were used to see the effects of DVL on group 1 and of CVA on group 2. Results indicated that the vocabulary development of the students taught by using CVA was higher than the students taught by DVL.

Keywords: English as a foreign language (EFL); Dictionary Vocabulary Learning (DVL); Contextual Vocabulary Acquisition (CVA); Vocabulary Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).16

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