International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 5

Teaching thematically related vocabulary through authentic material

  • Author:
  • Saman Saeed, Muhammad Uzair, Arshad Mahmood
  • Total Page Count: 18
  • Page Number: 83 to 100

*Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan

**Assistant professor, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan

Online published on 14 November, 2013.

Abstract

The present study is an experimental study in which the researchers hypothesized that use of authentic material in language classes can improve thematically related vocabulary of language learners. The experimental group was given treatment through independent variable that is teaching through authentic material whereas the other group was taken as control group and was given a usual type of training. After a six -week training both of the groups were given post tests and it was found that experimental group performed better than the control group.