EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO CONTEXT CLUES ON ENGLISH VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT OF JUNIOR SECONDARY II STUDENTS IN ZARIA EDUCATIONAL ZONE, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2021-01-27
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Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Abstract
An area that brings problem continuously to second language (L2) learners of English is
vocabulary development. Exposing words to students in isolation or in wrong context(s) causes
L2 learners of English to lack working vocabularies. This study investigated the effects of
exposure to context clues on vocabulary development of Junior Secondary II students in Zaria
Education Zone, Kaduna State. Most students at this level merely memorise vocabularies in
isolation without knowing how to put them in proper contexts. This necessitates addressing the
problem. Some of the questions the study answered were, to what extent does the exposure to
context clues support students in vocabulary development in an appropriate context at J.S II.
What types of context clues will be appropriate in developing student’s vocabulary in an
appropriate context at J.S. II? The research employed quasi-experimental design. Cluster
sampling was applied in the sampling. Vocabulary achievement test was the instrument used in
collecting the data. T-test was applied in testing the hypotheses. The study found that students
taught with context clues have significant higher performance than those taught with traditional
method in vocabulary development. Then significant differences exist in various types of context
clues where visual context clue was ranked first while summary context clue was less effective
than others on vocabulary development in context. The study recommended that, in vocabulary
development, words should be presented not in isolation but in context. Secondly, teachers
should provide various learning contexts since a single word can generate different meanings,
depending on the context of its use.