Abstract:
This study aimed at investigating the strategies of teaching and
learning vocabulary at Sudanese secondary level.
In this study, the researcher has adopted the descriptive
analytical method. He distributed a questionnaire to (20) English
language teachers who were selected randomly from different
secondary schools at Khartoum locality to collect data on how to
teach and learn vocabulary at Sudanese secondary level.
The study revealed that the majority of teachers supported the
idea of the availability of English libraries and teaching English
literature at the secondary level. But they have disagreed that most
of the teachers don’t use appropriate methods when teaching
vocabulary because most of them explain the meanings of words in
Arabic language and some times out of the context.
The researcher recommended reintroduction of English
libraries and the teaching of English literature to improve the
students' vocabulary in addition to training teachers on how to teach
vocabulary using appropriate methods.
Finally the researcher suggested that further studies should be
conducted on developing vocabulary at both basic and secondary
levels and the current English syllabus must be revised as it doesn't
help much in developing the students' vocabulary.
