The Incorporation Of Vocabulary Teaching Strategies Into Reading Lessons In EFL Context
Abstract
Vocabulary is considered the core of a language on which EFL learners rely profoundly when they
decide to learn a foreign language. Learners’ success in mastering vocabulary cannot be alienated
from their own efforts as well as teaching strategies implemented by EFL teachers in the classroom
context.
This
study
aims
at
discovering
the
EFL
teachers’
vocabulary
instructional
strategies
in
the
classrooms
with
reading
as
the
emphasized
skill.
The
data
were
obtained
through
observation
and
interview.
From
the
observation
results,
it
was
revealed
that
they
employed
a
number
of
vocabulary
teaching
strategies
which
belong to the categories
of explicit and
implicit vocabulary
instruction.
Furthermore,
these
four
EFL
teachers
shared
several
strategies
which
were
commonly applied when they focused on reading instruction in their teaching practices. This study also
examines the implementation of the most shared strategy, which was Translation strategy. The
implication of this study for English teaching and learning will be discussed.