Enhancing English language proficiency, particularly in vocabulary, is vital for students' academic success. Therefore, a qualitative study was conducted to examine students' perspectives on the strategies employed by their teachers to improve English vocabulary learning through group discussions. The study included all enrolled high school students in two schools in Hyderabad, and 20 students were selected through convenient sampling for interview data collection. The findings highlight the importance of group discussions in expanding ESL learners' vocabulary knowledge through various means. These include the active engagement of learners, their exposure to different perspectives, opportunities to practice speaking, and constructive feedback they receive from teachers.Therefore, ESL instructors are encouraged to incorporate group discussion practices in their classrooms. Educators can include those activities that stimulate active involvement, allow for peer relationships, and provide constructive feedback.
Keywords : Group Discussions, English Vocabulary, ESL Learners, Active Engagement, Constructive Feedback
Authored by :
(1) Mehwish Jameel
M.Phil. Applied Linguistics, Minhaj University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Farah Zahid
M.Phil. English Linguistics, Department of English Linguistics, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Sami Ul Haq
M.Phil. Research Scholar, Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Global Language Review (GLR) is published by Humanity Publications, a leading publishing house in Pakistan in research and analytics, that assists researchers in advancing research outcomes for societal benefit. To wipe out societal ills and to add the humanity by boosting up measures among the individuals of the global society. GLR intends to promote qualitative and quantitative researches and findings with the help of newly emerging tools and patterns utilized in experiments, observations, interviews, analysis and surveys by encircling all major segments of language duly recognizing its interdisciplinary nature. GLR is a broad ranging, quarterly, double-blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary research journal which duly recognizes the ubiquitous nature of language and subsumes most of the historical and contemporary disciplines of English language, specifically in linguistics and literature.
