Table 1 The frequency and (percentage) of the participant responses under the 1st six items of the questionnaire
From: Unveiling vocabulary teaching and learning beliefs of teachers and learners in an EFL context
Section 1 items | Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T | L | T | L | T | L | T | L | T | L | |
(Item 1) Vocabulary helps develop L2 skills | 37 (40.7%) | 33 (29.2%) | 19 (20.8%) | 26 (23.0%) | 17 (18.7%) | 22 (19.5%) | 8 (8.8%) | 22 (19.5%) | 10 (11.0%) | 10 (8.8%) |
(Item 2) Vocabulary is as important as other skills | 38 (41.7%) | 44 (38.9%) | 35 (38.5%) | 38 (33.6%) | 9 (9.9%) | 22 (19.5%) | 7 (7.7%) | 8 (7.1%) | 2 (2.2%) | 1 (.9%) |
(Item 3) The four skills should take precedence in language classes over vocabulary | 6 (6.5%) | 9 (8.0%) | 5 (5.5%) | 15 (13.3%) | 13 (14.3%) | 19 (16.8%) | 35 (38.5%) | 53 (46.9%) | 32 (35.2%) | 17 (15.0%) |
(Item 4) Vocabulary is as important as grammar | 19 (20.9%) | 24 (21.2%) | 33 (36.3%) | 47 (41.6%) | 19 (20.9%) | 30 (26.5%) | 16 (17.6%) | 12 (10.6%) | 4 (4.4%) | 0 |
(Item 5) Grammar should take precedence in language classes over vocabulary | 2 (2.1%) | 4 (3.5%) | 5 (5.5%) | 15 (13.3%) | 10 (11.0%) | 28 (24.8%) | 60 (65.9%) | 51 (45.1%) | 14 (15.4%) | 15 (13.3%) |
(Item 6) No key role for vocabulary in L2 | 1 (1.1%) | 6 (5.3%) | 1 (1.1%) | 11 (9.7%) | 3 (3.3%) | 7 (6.2%) | 27 (29 .7%) | 44 (38.9%) | 59 (64.8%) | 45 (39.8%) |