Effective Teaching Methods and Strategies in the EFL Classroom to Facilitate Students’ Vocabulary Development
Abstract
This research examines how low-level vocabulary students, in particular, might better progress to \nhigher levels of vocabulary in the EFL context. In addition, a variety of strategies and teaching \nmethods are analysed. Vocabulary is the foundation of language learning and is an essential part \nof reading, writing and speaking. This research examines the importance of high frequency \nwords, teaching methods and strategies in the EFL classroom. Several methods and strategies are \nanalysed to compare and draw conclusions regarding which are the most effective. To be able to \nfind answers to these questions, a number of scientific articles and experimental studies were \nreviewed. Our findings indicate that the 2,000 most common words in the English language are \nimportant in order to progress to higher levels of vocabulary. The research also showed that \nstudents who possessed the high frequency words were superior in reading, writing and speaking \ncompared to the students who did not have this word level. Additionally, students with larger \nvocabulary gained significantly more vocabulary from activities and reading. Choosing the correct \nteaching strategy and method has proven to be important in order to develop students’ \nvocabulary. Strategies such as visual aids, function-based teaching and post-reading tasks have \nshown to be effective methods for teaching vocabulary. Although the 2,000 most frequent words \nis an important learning goal, the teachers’ choice of methods to achieve this is crucial.