The Effectiveness of Using Poetry in Developing English Vocabulary, Pronunciation and Motivation of EFL Palestinian Students

IF 4 2区文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Language Teaching Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI:10.30560/lt.v2n1p1

Mohammed A A Farrah, R. Al-Bakri

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Abstract

This study aims at investigating the effectiveness of using poetry in developing English vocabulary, pronunciation and motivation of EFL Palestinian students. The researcher adopted the quantitative method to collect the required data. The researcher used a questionnaire for both students and teachers to examine their attitudes towards using poetry in the language classroom. The participants of the study were both teachers and students from Hebron. The sample of study consisted of 73 female Tenth grade students and 214 English language teachers. One school has been chosen to form the experimental group. The analysis of the post-test revealed that the experimental group has significantly outperformed the control group in both vocabulary and pronunciation competences when they read poetry. Likewise, the results of the questionnaires showed that both teachers and students have positive attitudes towards using poetry in the language classroom as a means for teaching English language. In short, poetry has positive effect on developing the English vocabulary, pronunciation and increasing students’ motivation.

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诗歌在英语巴勒斯坦学生英语词汇、发音和动机发展中的作用

本研究旨在探讨诗歌在英语巴勒斯坦学生英语词汇、发音和动机发展中的效果。研究者采用定量的方法来收集所需的数据。研究人员对学生和教师进行了问卷调查，以调查他们对在语言课堂上使用诗歌的态度。这项研究的参与者是来自希伯伦的老师和学生。研究样本包括73名高一女生和214名英语教师。一所学校被选为实验组。后测分析显示，实验组在阅读诗歌时，在词汇和发音能力上都明显优于对照组。同样，问卷调查结果显示，教师和学生都对在语言课堂上使用诗歌作为英语教学手段持积极态度。总之，诗歌对发展英语词汇、发音和提高学生的学习动机有积极的作用。

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期刊介绍： Language Teaching is the essential research resource for language professionals providing a rich and expert overview of research in the field of second-language teaching and learning. It offers critical survey articles of recent research on specific topics, second and foreign languages and countries, and invites original research articles reporting on replication studies and meta-analyses. The journal also includes regional surveys of outstanding doctoral dissertations, topic-based research timelines, theme-based research agendas, recent plenary conference speeches, and research-in-progress reports. A thorough peer-reviewing procedure applies to both the commissioned and the unsolicited articles.