Pupils’ Difficulties in Learning Vocabulary

Abstract

Vocabulary is the most important and the most difficult skill in any language. This research work deals with the students’ difficulties in learning English as a Foreign Language especially beginners (first year middle school pupils). Because vocabulary is an important part in any language, learners face many obstacles in learning vocabulary. It aims to improve EFL middle school students’ vocabulary knowledge, and to ameliorate their English language levels. Learners suggest some difficulties as a hypothesis of the research that they find in learning English language as, pronunciation, spelling, length of the word, the teacher’s method. It is based on the analysis of data gathered from the questionnaire devoted to learners in order to validate the hypothesis and achieve the objectives. The results show many solutions behind this problem for learners. It shows that using some techniques can help learners to facilitate learning vocabulary. Accordingly, it is recommended that these techniques should be used in learning vocabulary for learners.