Effect of Using Authentic Teaching Material to Enhance Vocabulary Learning at Undergraduate Level

Abstract

This study aimed to discus the effect of authentic teaching materials for vocabulary learning in undergraduate, first level. It sets to raise the students awareness of vocabulary learning techniques and how to use them effectively to improve their vocabulary learning. The target group of this study is, level one undergraduate, Sudan University of Science & Technology. To achieve the aims of this study, the researcher uses the descriptive, analytical and experimental method to analyze data collected from respondents. After analysis of data, the study has come up with a number of findings. Some of the most important findings are: The students in the first year rarely use effective vocabulary learning techniques. Using of real language in learning vocabulary has a great enhance in vocabulary building. The study revealed first year English teachers' low awareness of using authentic materials in vocabulary learning. One of the basic objectives to be established in this study is to introduce some basic terms and concepts in the analysis of vocabulary. The emphasis is on an exploration of what constitutes a word. There is an extensive literature on this topic stretching back over at least twenty years. The area of linguistics which covers the topic is generally known as lexical semantics. Finally, the researcher suggest that; EFL learners have to learn vocabulary building by using native speakers real materials, e.g newspapers, timetables, advertisement, TVs' and even the modern technical instruments; e.g mobile and modern telecommunication systems.