FOSTERING VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CLT METHOD VIA ZOOM APPLICATION (A case study on a sample of NUACA)

Abstract

The breakout of pandemic COVID-19 has made the world take measures to prevent its dissemination. A myriad number of institutions, schools and universities had to be closed down and accordingly teaching, learning and assessment processes were totally swapped from in-person to online teaching.

The dire need to explore new online teaching methodologies led to alter viewpoints of the current teaching approaches to set motivational strategies to suit learners` aspirations and requirements. It is acknowledged that language teaching is concerned with enabling the learners to acquire an effective communication in the target language. From this view, developing vocabulary is fundamental both for the comprehension of texts and for proficiency to communicate fluently. Vocabulary learning is a significant field of language learning particularly for ESP learners. The expeditious modifications within the advancement of technological and pedagogical aspects have proven to be fairly captivating for educators. The purpose of this action research was to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning vocabulary through Communicative Language Teaching Method via ZOOM classroom at National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia. To collect the necessary data for the study, two control groups were formed each encompassing 20 students. Data collection was realized through oral interview and 4 stages: observation, planning, action and reflection via ZOOM classroom the results of which are described and discussed qualitatively. Furthermore, based on the findings, the authors came into deduction that CLT Method is one of the beneficial approaches to motivate learners to develop and activate vocabulary in any type of communication.