Effective ways of using word wall in primary education

Abstract

The use of educational software programs is a commonly investigated topic in teaching foreign language for ESP students. There are many widespread web tools, for example, Quizlet and Padlet, are becoming one of the experimental tools within students that is effective for learners to boost their vocabulary knowledge. This article is devoted to Word Wall which is less used and researched for vocabulary teaching with practical games. Almost 150 students are practiced to learn new words with the help of this web tool. This continued no more than 2 weeks among junior students of 2 different University students as a formative assessment at the end of each theme. The result shows that non-traditional teaching methods are more efficient than traditional method. Paper based test made students reluctance to learn new knowledge and it is insignificant to show their real knowledge. This interactive activity is suggested that using Word wall web tool motivates students to enhance their vocabulary skills. ). The word wall is designed to be an interactive tool for students, and contains an array of words that can be used during teaching and learning process. Mary, asserts “Word wall has become a popular tool to teach literacy strategies in today’s classroom”.

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