Learners’ Attitudes towards the Use of Authentic Recorded Conversations to Enhance English Vocabulary Learning: The Case of Learners at Modern Languages School (MLS) of Tizi-Ouzou
| dc.contributor.author | Mazouz, Yamina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schiff, Sabrina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-02T12:15:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-02T12:15:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | 74p. ; 30cm.+(cd) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study concerns learners’ attitudes towards the use of authentic recorded conversations to enhance English vocabulary learning at the Modern Languages School (MLS). It is intended to determine what kind of attitudes learners hold towards this teaching / learning tool. This study is conducted relying on two conversational issues suggested by Dornyei and Thurrell (1994) namely conversational rules and structures, and conversational strategies. In order to collect the relevant data for this research, two different instruments are used. First, a questionnaire is administered to (45) learners at the MLS Private School in Tizi-Ouzou to obtain clear answers about their attitudes towards the use of Authentic Recorded Conversations to enhance their English vocabulary, and their justifications about its effectiveness on vocabulary learning. Second, an interview is conducted with two teachers working at the same school in order to gain much information, and reinforce the learners’ answers regarding the same issue. The results show that the high proportion of the learners hold positive attitudes towards the implementation of Authentic Recorded Conversations (ARC) since they help them discover, understand, and memorize new and difficult words. The results also indicate that, in addition to vocabulary development, there are other language skills such fluency, listening competence, accent...so on that can be improved thanks to the integration of ARCs during classes. The conclusion drawn from these findings is that it would be effective to spice up English language courses with some authentic materials such as ‘authentic recorded conversations’ in order to facilitate the process of vocabulary learning. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Didactique des Langues Etrangères | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.ummto.dz/handle/ummto/19546 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Mouloud Mammeri University OF Tizi-Ouzou | en |
| dc.subject | Authentic Recorded Conversations, Conversational Issues, Conversational Rules and Structures, Conversational Strategies, Vocabulary. | en |
| dc.title | Learners’ Attitudes towards the Use of Authentic Recorded Conversations to Enhance English Vocabulary Learning: The Case of Learners at Modern Languages School (MLS) of Tizi-Ouzou | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |