Investigating Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes Towards the Implementation of Flipped Classroom to Develop EFL Students’ Vocabulary The Case Study of Second Year Students of English at Biskra University

Abstract

Vocabulary learning is one of the major component of learning and teaching a second or a foreign language. teachers around the world observed that a huge number of students have a difficulties in learning English vocabulary as a foreign language. This problem make teachers search another way of learning and they suggest a various learning strategies and methods to develop EFL learners vocabulary knowledge. The main purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of flipped classroom model in enhancing EFL learners vocabulary specifically those of second year students of English at Biskra University. A mixed method was used in the study using a questionnaire with 60 students and an interview with five teachers to show the student’s and teacher’s attitude towards the use of flipped classroom in learning English vocabulary. The analysis of the results revealed that flipped classroom model has an impact in developing EFL learners vocabulary.