As regards short stories and their helping students to use literary words in their right context teachers agreed with this item (St 3, M= 4.00, SD= .91). This lends credence to argument that teachers may believe students require multiple exposures in order to Nation’s successfully use words (Nation, 2001). Teachers also believed that short stories help students to learn new words about the target culture (St 2, M= 3.90, SD= .55). This might be because literary texts contain real examples of cultural information which might raise awareness of the target language learners’ (Povey, 1967). Around the statement about the use of text books enhancing comprehension students’ of the story, teachers supported this item (St 4, M= 3.80, SD= .95). In line with previous results teachers might believe that reading best reflects the teaching of vocabulary. Table 13 Opinions about the Role of Short Stories in Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Teachers’ 1. Never Std. Frequency 2. Rarely Studying short stories St. Percent Mean 3. Sometimes D helps students to: 4. Often N 5. Always S6. Improve receptive N 0 0% 100 vocabulary. R 0 0% 4.20 .69 ST 3 15%
As regards short stories and their helping students to use literary words in their right context teachers agreed with this item (St 3, M= 4.00, SD= .91). This lends credence to Nation’s argument that teachers may believe students require multiple exposures in order to successfully use words (Nation, 2001). Teachers also believed that short stories help students to learn new words about the target culture (St 2, M= 3.90, SD= .55). This might be because literary texts contain real examples of cultural information which might raise learners’ awareness of the target language (Povey, 1967). Around the statement about the use of text books enhancing students’ comprehension of the story, teachers supported this item (St 4, M= 3.80, SD= .95). In line with previous results teachers might believe that reading best reflects the teaching of vocabulary. Table 13 Teachers’ Opinions about the Role of Short Stories in Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Studying short stories helps students to: St. N 1. Never 2. Rarely 3. Sometimes 4. Often 5. Always Frequency Percent Mean Std. D S6. Improve receptive vocabulary. 100 N R ST 0 0 3 0% 0% 15% 4.20 .69