MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE HANOI UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY DAO QUE GIANG A STUDY ON LANGUAGE GAMES USED IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR 6TH GRADERS MASTER THESIS IN ENGLISH LINGUISTICS HANOI, 2024 MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE HANOI UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY DAO QUE GIANG A STUDY ON LANGUAGE GAMES USED IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR 6TH GRADERS Major: English Linguistics Code: 8220201 MASTER THESIS IN ENGLISH LINGUISTICS SUPERVISOR: Dr. Le Mai Van Hanoi – 2024 i DECLARATION BY THE AUTHOR I, the undersigned, affirm that I am the exclusive author of this thesis. To the best of my understanding, this thesis does not contain any content previously published by any other individual, except where proper acknowledgment has been provided. Signature: ……………………………………………………… ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I express everlasting gratitude to those who motivated and supported me throughout the research process.
Firstly, I am appreciative of the administrators at the Ministry of Industry and Trade Hanoi University of Industry for granting approval for the study. Secondly, I extend sincere thanks to my supervisor, Dr. Le Mai Van, for inspiring and guiding me diligently, offering invaluable advice, and consistently demonstrating patience despite my shortcomings during the research. Thirdly, I genuinely acknowledge the 6th-grade students and teachers who willingly participated in my study.
Lastly, I consider myself fortunate to have the unwavering support and encouragement of my family and friends, who stood by me during moments when I faced a loss of motivation. iii ABSTRACT Today the significance of teaching and learning English is very important not only globally but also in Vietnam. Among language components, vocabulary is an important aspect and plays an indispensable role. Various methods have been employed in teaching vocabulary and language games stand out as one of the techniques that many previous studies have indicated to be effective in teaching English vocabulary.
However, there were few studies that have proved the efficacy of language games in teaching English vocabulary, especially for the secondary level in Vietnam. This study was carried out to investigate students’ and teachers’ feedback, and current practices of language games used in teaching vocabulary for 6th graders. The study combined qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. The qualitative aspect involved observations during three English teachers incorporated language games into their teaching practices and teacher semi-structured interviews.
Additionally, the quantitative component involved questionnaires with 100 6th graders to discover their views The findings showed that both teachers and students had positive feedback about the integration of language games in vocabulary teaching. Language games positively influenced students' engagement, motivation, and overall retention of learned vocabulary. However, teachers did not apply this method regularly in their classes. The reason for this frequency was that teachers had to face up to certain difficulties in preparing materials and managing classes.
This research advocated for the integration of language games as a valuable supplement to traditional vocabulary teaching methods. Keywords: language games, vocabulary, 6th graders, perspectives, practices iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION BY THE AUTHOR .iii TABLE OF CONTENTS .iv LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES. vii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. RATIONALE OF THE STUDY.
AIMS OF THE STUDY. SCOPE OF THE STUDY. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY. 4 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW.
The definitions of vocabulary. Difficulties in learning vocabulary. Difficulties in teaching vocabulary. Definition of language games.
Types of language games. Common language games used in teaching English vocabulary. LANGUAGE GAMES APPLIED IN TEACHING VOCABULARY. Advantages of language games.
Disadvantages of language games. PREVIOUS STUDIES OF APPLYING LANGUAGE GAMES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY IN VIETNAM. Previous studies in the world. Previous studies in Vietnam .19 CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
RESEARCH SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS. DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS. DATA ANALYSIS METHOD .31 CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. ADVANTAGES OF APPLYING LANGUAGE GAMES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY.
The feedback of students. The feedback of teachers. The comparison between students’ and teachers’ feedback on the advantages of applying language games in teaching English vocabulary. DISADVANTAGES OF APPLYING LANGUAGE GAMES IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY.
The feedback of students. The feedback of teachers .