An investigation of EFL Teachers‟ Awareness and Practices of Vocabulary Teaching Strategies in EFL Classes: The Case of Grade Ten EFL Teachers at three Selected Secondary Schools of Dedo District in Focus

Abstract

The study was carried out with the investigation of EFL teachers’ awareness and practices of vocabulary teaching strategies at Dedo Secondary School, Warokolobo Secondary School, and Methoso Secondary School.in grade 10 in EFL class. To attain this objective, mixed (qualitative and quantitative) research method was employed .To gather necessary data,30 EFL teachers ,who have been teaching in grade 10 , were selected as participants. To select data, purposive sampling was used. The data were collected through interviews, questionnaires, and classroom observation. Then, the data gathered through these tools were organized and analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative methods. In order to create a holistic picture of these qualitative and quantitative data, thus the researcher integrated and carefully discussed them all around subsequent thematic topics of study in relation to the research questions. The study identified that the EFL teachers relayed on limited strategies of vocabulary teaching for the actual class room practice. As a result, vocabulary teaching strategies were found to be less practiced by EFL teachers Therefore, based on the results and discussions of the findings of the study, it is possible to conclude that EFL teachers of the selected secondary schools did not properly practice different vocabulary teaching strategies in EFL class.to enable students communicate effectively.