The effect of activity based lexis teaching on vocabulary development process

Abstract

“Teaching word” as a complimentary process of teaching Turkish is a crucial field of study. However, studies on this area are insufficient. The only aim of the designed activities that get under way with the constructivist approach on which new education programs are based is to provide students with vocabulary elements of Turkish. In the study, we determine the efficiency of the activities aimed at vocabulary teaching performed at the 6th grade Turkish lessons. Application dimension of the study which aimed to compare the effect of activity based teaching for enhancing students’ vocabulary with conventional method was carried out in the light of designed activities and with the findings from preliminary and final tests. Key words: Turkish teaching, task based vocabulary teaching, conventional vocabulary teaching, vocabulary, native language, language development