The Role of Storytelling Technique in Developing Vocabulary. The Case of First Year Students at the Division of English at Biskra University

Abstract

Abstract Vocabulary plays an important role in language teaching and learning without which learners will not be able to develop the other skills successfully. Knowledge of vocabulary is the raw material for all thoughts and feelings to be expressed and conveyed through the medium of language. The aim of this study is to advance an understanding of the effectiveness of using storytelling as a method in the classrooms to develop first year students’ vocabulary learning in the department of English. Also as a pivotal aim of this study is to make both teachers and students aware about the importance of developing vocabulary by using storytelling. Teaching vocabulary is a crucial aspect of English Language Learning. Teachers attempt to help their students to enhance their vocabulary by taking into account all multiple strategies that might be found in single classroom. The teacher has to choose from several methods to facilitate student learning of vocabulary. Therefore, we believe that one of the most suitable methods that may develop learners’ vocabulary is storytelling which is existing method used by teachers. Thus, the main problem we will be investigating throughout the present research is the difficulties that face EFL learners when acquiring the target language vocabulary. Throughout this dissertation we hypothesis that if teachers use storytelling method in the classroom. Learners will enrich their knowledge of vocabulary, and their language competencies will develop. The method used in this study is descriptive .We administered a questionnaire of sixteen (16) items to participants at English division of Biskra University with reference to 1st year students and a questionnaire of fifteen (15) items to English teachers during the academic year 2018-2019. The major findings were that if the teacher incorporates storytelling as a technique when introducing reading materials, vocabulary will improve and the students will be involved الملخص بما أن اكتساب مفردات اللغة يمثل تفاعال كبي ار بين القارئ و النص فان تدريس المفردات لطالب اللغة االجنبية اإلنجليزية ليس بالعملية السهلة. تهدف هده الدراسة لتطوير مفردات اللغة لدى الطالب عبر استخدام تقنية السرد القصصي و جز ئت هذه الدراسة إلى قسمين :  القسم األول نظري يضم الفصل االول الذي يجمع المفاهيم المتعلقة بمفردات اللغة و اإلستراتيجيات لدعم تطور المفردات لدى الطالب . وفصل ثاني يدرس المفاهيم المتعلقة بالسرد القصصي و تطوره، أهداف تطبيقه في اقسام اللغة اإلنجليزية، مراحل تدريسه و تأثيره على الطالب باإلضافة إلى أهم عناصره.  أما القسم الثاني التطبيقي لهذه الدراسة يشمل تحليل و مناقشة االستبيان الذي قدم ألساتذة و طلبة السنة أولى في جامعة محمد خيضر ببسكرة ,ومن خالله نكون نظرة حول مواقف األساتذة و الطلبة حول تطبيق تقنية السرد القصصي في األقسام و دوره في تطوير مفردات اللغة اإلنجليزية بالنسبة للطالب.