Abstract:
The main purpose of this study was to investigate EFL teachers‟ awareness, implementation, and
challenges of using techniques for teaching vocabulary while teaching English at the four
secondary schools of Limmu Seka Woreda. To achieve this objective, descriptive research
design was employed, and mixed research methods, which include both qualitative and
quantitative research methods, were used. The participants of the study were all the 46 English
language teachers who are teaching in the schools. Comprehensive sampling technique was used
to select the target population of the study. Questionnaire, interview, and classroom observation
were used to collect data for the study. Classroom observations were made ahead of conducting
the interview and distributing the questionnaire to prevent data contamination. The findings of
the study revealed that the aggregate value of the teachers‟ awareness and implementation of
vocabulary teaching techniques are moderate. For the challenges, teacher related and school
related are moderate but students related are high.
