The Role of Graphic Organizer Technique in Constructing English Vocabulary of Secondary Level Language Learners

Abstract

In the process of language teaching and learning, methods and strategies play a leading role. The purpose of writing this article is to explore the effectiveness of Graphic Organizer technique in order to build vocabulary of Secondary level English language learners. Since English has become an international language in terms of its use thus, the teaching/learning methodology should also be streamlined and simplified. The current study was designed at examining the usefulness of graphic organizers on enhancing high school students’ English vocabulary. The sample of the study consisted of two sections with 60 students of grade 9^th at a private secondary school in Lahore, Pakistan. The experimental group was taught by using Graphic Organizer technique for vocabulary teaching and the control group with the old-style method of vocabulary teaching. A pre-test was conducted at the start of the term in the academic year. Similarly, a post-test was conducted after the completion of the first term. The data of the pre-test and the post-test on vocabulary were collected and evaluated. The results of the study showed that the use of graphic organizer approach in vocabulary teaching had a progressive effect on augmenting English vocabulary of the learners. The outcomes of the study recommend that the appropriate use of graphic organizers strategy in teaching vocabulary could be an influential instrument for the development of English vocabulary of secondary level language learners.

Keywords: usefulness, technique, secondary, Graphic Organizer

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/15-6-14

Publication date: May 30th 2024