The Effect of think-pair-share teaching strategy on enhancing EFL learners vocabulary
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2019
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University Of Oum El Bouaghi
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Alongside the development of language teaching methodologies and approaches, vocabulary has become an important aspect in foreign language teaching and learning. As a result, teachers opted for cooperative learning as an alternative strategy to facilitate students' academic development and improve their learning skills throughout the implementation of group work in their classrooms. Accordingly, this study focuses on Think-Pair-Share strategy and its effectiveness in improving students' vocabulary. To this end, an experimental design was conducted to examine the cause-effect relationship between the two variables. Thus, second year pupils at Chikh Lakhdher Boukeffa secondary school, Ain Bieda, were selected as the target population. Two groups of twenty five students were divided into the experimental and control groups. They were pre-tested to record their performance before any treatment is given. The experimental group received the treatment in which Think-pair-share strategy is applied. As the final step, both groups were post-tested in the same way they were pre-tested. The findings show that Think-Pair-Share strategy was significantly effective in improving learners' vocabulary. Ultimately, it is recommended for teachers to use this strategy not only to enhance learners' vocabulary but also to engage and motivate them.
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Cooperative learning, Experimental design, Post test