The common difficulties of learning English vocabulary and strategies faced second language EFL students some Misurata Secondary schools’

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to find out kinds and factors of students difficulties of learning vocabulary and to help teachers to improve their way of teachings and use new strategies when they teach new English vocabulary . The study included thirty EFL students in Misurata secondary schools (ten students in Al-Yaqadha school and twenty in Shohada'a Aborwaya school )and three teachers and all the participants are female. This research is based on mixed research method (survey and observation). The survey was conducted to ask for the students about the strategies that the teachers use it when they teach new English vocabulary and the most difficult part in learning them. The findings showed that some teachers do not use any strategy when they teach new English vocabulary . Also, it showed that the most of difficulties faced by the students were in pronouncing the words , how to write and spell, and how to use in grammatical pattern correctly . In addition , the students found difficulties in choosing the appropriate meaning of the words. Also, the students are still confuse in using the words based on the context . Therefore, , some students faced difficulties when they learn new English vocabulary , because the teachers do not use strategies that facilitate learning new English vocabulary . Also , they do not use ways that motivate students to interact inside the classroom.