Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL)
Vol 12, No 2 (2022): Issued in September 2022

Short stories as an innovative EFL teaching technique to improve Pakistani elementary students’ English vocabulary

Muhammad Safdar Bhatti (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur)
Asif Iqbal (University of Education Lahore, Faisalabad)
Zahida Rafique (Govt. Girls High School, Yazman, Bahawalpur)
Shaista Noreen (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur)
Faiqa Tabassum (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Aug 2022

Abstract

Short stories are becoming very popular around the globe. Learning vocabulary, a crucial component of learning a foreign language, is at the heart of teaching a language and is important for language learners. The researchers believe that vocabulary plays a crucial part in learning any language. Therefore, it is crucial to look at the best strategies for enhancing vocabulary learning. With the aim of effectively utilizing short stories to improve vocabulary at the primary level, the current study was created to raise awareness among elementary-level teachers about how they might develop the English vocabulary of their students. The study was experimental with a pretest-posttest design. Sixty students were randomly selected from an elementary school in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Twenty-five close-ended questions (MCQs) type questions for pre-test and post-test and the English reading assessment survey (ERAS) questionnaire were used to collect data, and the data were analyzed by using SPSS. The results show that most students spoke about three things: the value of short stories in vocabulary learning, their interest in reading short stories, and their approval of using short stories. The study implies that primary school English teachers should use short stories to increase their students' vocabulary.

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http://e-journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php

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Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL) is an open access academic, scholarly peer-reviewed journal and follows a double blind review policy. The Journal is scheduled for publication biannually, in March and September, with the first issue to appear in March 2011. This Journal has been ...