Investigating Teaching and Learning Vocabulary through the Pictionary Game: The Case of Second Year Pupils of Amyoud Smail Middle School in Tizi-Ouzou
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Date
2023
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Mouloud Mammeri University
Abstract
The present research investigates the use of the Pictionary game (PG) as a teaching/learning tool to improve the vocabulary mastery and acquisition of second-year pupils at Amyoud Smail Middle School. More specifically, it aims to gather pupils’ perceptions regarding the use of the Pictionary game as a teaching tool for learning vocabulary. Additionally, it seeks to determine whether the teachers at Amyoud Smail Middle School support the adoption of the Communicative Language Teaching Approach (CLT) to teach vocabulary through the PG. To reach these objectives, we have relied on the literature review and on Vygotsky’s socio-cultural learning theory, which views language and social interaction as the cornerstone of learning. The study has adopted mixed methods research combining both quantitative and qualitative methods for data collection. For data collection, a questionnaire is administered to thirty-one (31) second-year pupils, and a semi-structured interview is conducted with three (03) teachers of Amyoud Smail Middle School. Concerning data analysis, the Descriptive Statistical Method is used to analyse the quantitative data obtained from the close-ended questions of the pupils’ questionnaire, and Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) is applied to interpret the findings obtained from the open-ended questions of the teachers’ interview. The results of this study have demonstrated that second-year pupils at Amyoud Smail Middle School have positive perceptions of the use of PG as a teaching/learning tool to enhance their vocabulary learning, as it provides a relaxing and engaging environment to develop and acquire vocabulary effectively. Moreover, the outcomes have revealed that the teachers at Amyoud Smail support the adoption of the Communicative Language Teaching Approach, as it promotes collaboration, social interactions, and pupils’ ability to communicate effectively in real-life situations.
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59p. : Ill. en coul. ; 30cm(+CD-Rom)
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Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Pictionary Game, Vocabulary teaching/learning, Middle School
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Didactics of Foreign Languages