Investigating teacher's and pupils attitudes towards improving vocabulary through collaborative learning

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2015
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university of Oum-El-Bouaghi
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Vocabulary through collaborative learning. It also attempts to highlight the importance and the benefits of collaborative learning in EFL classes in the light of learner- centered approach. The basic hypothesis set out is that most of EFL teachers do emphasize on collaborative learning in their teaching methodology, because it could help learners to improve their vocabulary. The method of this research work is descriptive. That is, it aims to describe two variables: collaborative learning as the independent variable and its role in The present study aims at investigatingteachers' and pupils' attitudes towards improving improving pupils' vocabulary as the dependent variable. The data were gathered through interviews for middle school teachers and questionnaires designed to fourth year middle school pupils at different middle schools situated in the region of HanchirToumghani, Oum-El-Bouaghi. The results have shown that collaborative learning is much used by teachers due to its undeniable contribution in EFL learning in general and improving vocabulary in particular. This study has certainly its limitations, but its findings revealed interesting implications for middle school teachers. However, future research should be done experimentally to test out the applicability of the findings to a larger population of subjects.
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Teaching : english : EFL : vocabulary : collaborative learning
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