AbstractThis study aimed to determine the effectiveness of nursery rhymes in supporting
children’s English vocabulary comprehension. The study also explored teachers’ ways of the
vocabulary comprehension enhancement. The challenges of using nursery rhymes as a tool to
teach English vocabulary were also studied. A case study design was implemented and the study was
conducted using a qualitative approach through the triangulation method consisting of interviews,
recorded observations, and documents analysis. This study was conducted at two preschools located
in the rural area of Marang and Kuala Terengganu. Participants were selected using purposive
sampling involving two preschool teachers and eight children. Their ages were between five to six
years old and they were selected by the teachers based on their English proficiencies.
Thematic analysis based on the Interactive Model by Miles and Huberman (19.....