EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF DIALOGUE COMPETITIONS ON WORD SPELLING AMONG ESL LEARNERS AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN RAHIM YAR KHAN

Abstract

This study was conducted to “Exploring the Impact of Dialogue Competitions on word spelling among ESL Learners at Secondary Level in Rahim Yar Khan”. Investigate the word spelling effect of dialogue competition in enhancing vocabulary learning among ESL learners in Rahim Yar Khan. To assess the influence of dialogue competitions on students' ability to form new words through prefixes, suffixes, and compound word-making strategies. The study was quantitative in nature. The experimental research design was used to collect data. The MCQs test was prepared to evaluate the effect of dialogue competition on word spelling. Data was gathered from two groups control and experimental groups. The population of this study was all the secondary school students of District Rahim Yar Khan. The sample size of the experimental study was 80 students by including 40 students from control group and 40 students from experimental groups. The simple random sampling technique was used to collect data. Collected data were analyzed by using statistical package of social sciences version 22 independent t- test was applied to find out the effect of dialogue competition on students vocabulary learning’s. The pared sample t- test was used to find out the difference between control and experimental groups. The major finding of this study was showed that dialogue competition play an important role on student’s word spelling skills. The students who participate in dialogue competition have better vocabulary skills as compare to the students who did not participate in dialogue competition in class. It was recommended that Teachers should design spelling-focused dialogue tasks to help learners improve accuracy through repeated exposure and practice. Schools should introduce incentives, such as certificates and rewards, to further encourage student participation and maintain enthusiasm for vocabulary learning.