Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes towards the Impact of Vocabulary Learning Strategies on Students’ Speaking Proficiency

Abstract

Vocabulary store is highly important in language learning; thus scholars have classified a range of vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) that help in enlarging FL students’ lexical knowledge, then speaking enhancement. The current study is an attempt to investigate the influence of vocabulary learning strategies on EFL students’ speaking proficiency. It mainly aims to know teachers’ attitudes and students’ awareness regarding the use of vocabulary learning strategies to enhance second year LMD students of English speaking proficiency at the institution of letters and foreign languages, at Mila University Center during the academic year 2018-2019. Based on this research concerns, it is hypothesized that if students use vocabulary learning strategies, then their speaking proficiency would be developed. To test this hypothesis, it was opted for a Teachers’ Questionnaire and a Students’ Questionnaire. The obtained results reveal that students use VLSs unconsciously to improve their speaking mastery. In addition, teachers agree that VLSs is a crucial aspect of developing proficiency in speaking. The study ends up with some fruitful recommendations for EFL learners to be taken into consideration in their learning process.