VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** NGUYỄN THỊ NỤ USING VIDEO WITH CAPTION MODES TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY LEARNING FOR STUDENTS AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN VIETNAM Sử dụng Video có phụ đề để cải thiện việc học từ vựng cho học sinh tại một trường tiểu học ở Việt Nam M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 8140231.01 Hanoi – 2018 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** NGUYỄN THỊ NỤ USING VIDEO WITH CAPTION MODES TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY LEARNING FOR STUDENTS AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN VIETNAM Sử dụng Video có phụ đề để cải thiện việc học từ vựng cho học sinh tại một trường tiểu học ở Việt Nam M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 8140231. Dương Thị Nụ Hanoi – 2018 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.
iii LIST OF ABBRIVIATIONS. iv LISTS OF FIGURES, TABLES AND CHARTS. v PART ONE: INTRODUCTION. Aims of the study.
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Design of the study. 3 PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT. 5 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Definition of vocabulary and vocabulary use. The importance of learning vocabulary. The methods and strategies to develope vocabulary for students. Using video with caption modes.
Application of information technology and multimedia. The effects of using video with caption modes. Technique of using videos in classroom. Characteristics of young learners.
Teaching strategies to young learners. The research setting. 19 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail. Methods of the study.
Mixed method research. Data collection instruments. Pre-test and post-test. Data collection procedure.
Data analysis procedure. 18 CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. Pre-test and post-test Analysis. Comparing results between pre-test and post-test.
Class Observation Analysis. Discussion of all findings. 43 PART THREE: CONCLUSION. Limitations of the study.
Suggestions for further study. 52 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com DECLARATION I hereby certify that the thesis entitled “Using Video with Caption Modes to Improve Vocabulary Learning for Students at a Primary School in Vietnam” is the result of my own research for the Degree of Master at the University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, and this thesis has not been submitted for any other degrees. Hanoi, May 2018 Nguyễn Thị Nụ i TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like express my deepest thanks to my supervisor, Dr. Duong Thi Nu who has given me suggestions on how to shape the study and always been most willing and ready to give me valuable advice, helpful comments as well as correction of my research paper.
This paper would not have been possible without her constant support and encouragement. Her patience and helpful criticism helped me confidently express my ideas into this paper. I regard myself extremely fortunate in having her as my dissertation supervisor. I would also like to express my gratefulness to all my lecturers at the Faculty of Post-graduate Studies, University of Languages and International Studies for their valuable lectures which have helped me a great deal in gaining a lot of theoretical as well as practical knowledge.
I am thankful to all the extension officers, Principals and teachers of Mao Dien 1 Primary School, Thuan Thanh District, Bac Ninh Province for their precious guidance and suggestion to fulfill the objectives of this study. My special thanks to 56 grade-5 students who have helped me enthusiastically in English lessons by using video with caption modes to improve vocabulary learning for students. I would be glad to thank my dear husband Mr. Ngo Ngoc Son and my son Ngo Minh Tu without whose unconditional support this task would not have been accomplished.
Thank you dears for being every time and everywhere with me. Finally I wish to thank everyone who directly or indirectly helped me in this endeavor. ii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com ABSTRACT Vocabulary is one of the most important parts of language learning and teaching. Being an English teacher in a primary school, I deeply understand and sympathize with difficulties that students usually encounter in study and use of English vocabulary.
Additionally, vocabulary classes are also quite boring with traditional teaching methods. Using video in teaching English is also a new and modern method. However, when students watch teaching videos provided by teachers, they grasp very poorly. Obviously, it is necessary to find out an effective way to improve vocabulary learning for students in English lessons by using video with caption modes.
This study is aimed at examining the effects of watching a video with caption modes on incidental vocabulary learning in a pre-test post-test experimental design; and introducing some new innovative applications in English teaching method that use video for elementary students. The participants included one English teacher and 56 grade-5 students at a primary school in Bac Ninh. The data were gathered through qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were gained by analyzing the class observation result and quantitative data were obtained from the students‟ vocabulary scores of pre-test, post-test and questionnaire for students.
As a result of the research, it was seen that the use of subtitled video affects the student's vocabulary learning. Students feel more excited about the lesson, memorize new words faster, and learning vocabulary becomes easier. Moreover, the study also indicated that most of the students had positive attitudes toward this new technique. The findings, suggestions, suitable and effective ways are given for teachers in using video with caption modes to make certain positive changes in their teaching methodology as well as to help students improve their English vocabulary.
iii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com LIST OF ABBRIVIATIONS ESL: English as a Second Language L2: Second language Q1: Question 1 Q2: Question 2 Q3: Question 3 Q4: Question 4 Q5: Question 5 Q6: Question 6 Q7: Question 7 Q8: Question 8 Q9: Question 9 iv TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com LIST OF FIGURES, CHARTS AND TABLES Figure 1: The screen shot of the video with regular caption ………………. Figure 2: The screen shot of the video with highlighted caption …………. Figure 3: Action research cycle……………………………………………. Chart 1: Result of the Pre-test……………………………………………….
Chart 2: Result of the Post-test……………………………………………… Chart 3: Comparing mean score between pre-test and post-test……………. Chart 4: The mean score in each section of tests…………………………. Chart 5: The interest in watching captioned videos ……………………. Chart 6: The aspects of the process watching videos…………………….
Chart 7: The appropriateness of using video with caption modes…………. Chart 8: The student‟s attitudes to teacher‟s activities……………………. Table 1: The study procedures Table 2: Scores of pre-test and post-test v TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale Vocabulary is important across the curriculum from language arts and social studies to mathematics and science.
It is intimately connected to both effective reading and writing skills, and these skills in turn are necessary for doing well in school. Furthermore, a vocabulary is anybody of words someone knows and uses to express themselves in a language. In order to support the mastery of English, it is essential to learn vocabulary. Underscoring the importance of vocabulary acquisition, Schmitt (2000, p.55) emphasizes that “lexical knowledge is central to communicative competence and to the acquisition of a second language”.
Nation (2001) further describes the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and language use as complementary: knowledge of vocabulary enables language use and, conversely, language use leads to an increase in vocabulary knowledge. British linguist Wilkins (1972: 111) once said, “Without grammar, little can be conveyed; without vocabulary, nothing can be conveyed”. Truly thanks to vocabulary, sentences, texts and language can be made and become richer. English is one language with a rich vocabulary; therefore, learners and users have many difficulties.
However, employing multimedia has recently intruded the process in easing or complicating manners. There has always been a rising stress on English language teaching as a mechanism for communication, and technology has played a serious role in facilitating authentic communication. Therefore, considering videos with caption modes in English as a foreign language would provide solutions to facilitate the process of learning. According to Danan, 2004, captions facilitate language learning by helping learners visualize what they hear, especially if the input is slightly beyond their linguistic ability.
Video with captions is increasingly used in English lessons because of its formidable features and benefits. Therefore, using video with captions to facilitate vocabulary learning and is taken for granted by many teachers and researchers. Many teachers recommend their students to watch TV and movies with captions because they believe that being in this way, their students will increase the language proficiency level. Being an English teacher in Mao Dien 1 Primary School, the researcher deeply understands and sympathizes with difficulties that students usually encounter 1 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com in study and use of English vocabulary.
Many students cannot make sentences or dialogues; over 80 % of them even cannot communicate basically in English because of insufficient vocabulary. Students even do not know how to use the vocabulary they have learned. They only understand a text and do exercises easily when they know what most of the important words mean. In addition, students often get bored with a series of new words in each lesson.
They are hardly able to focus on the lesson. All the conditions above have offered me a chance to conduct a study on: “Using Video with Caption Modes to Improve Vocabulary Learning for Students at a Primary School in Vietnam”. Aims of the study The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of subtitled videos in enhancing grade-5 student‟s language learning at Mao Dien 1 Primary School. The second aim is to introduce some new innovative applications in English teaching method that use video for primary students.
With these aims, this study focuses on: Pointing out the effects of using captioned video in English language teaching. Giving some implications for teaching and learning English. Research questions In order to realize the aims, the study supports to answer the following the research questions: How does the use of captioned videos affect the student‟s vocabulary learning after the implementation of the research? What are students‟ attitudes toward using video with caption modes in the language classroom? 4. Methods of the study To achieve the aims of the study, action research was applied.
Eight lesson plans were designed and taught at a class in grade 5 at Mao Dien 1 Primary School so that the researcher can investigate the effect of using captioned videos on student‟s vocabulary learning. Then, a qualitative method technique was applied as a questionnaire for students in order to get a more detailed about the attitude and motivation of students. Other research instruments were also designed and applied. 2 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com A pre-test and a post-test were given in order to evaluate the vocabulary use proficiency improvement.
The students‟ scores in the post-test will be compared with the scores of students in the pre-test to the effect of using captioned videos on student‟s vocabulary learning. The qualitative research method is involved in conducting and analyzing the class observation which is needed to find out how effective this method is. Finally, the data were collected, sorted and analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively to obtain the results. Scope of the study To carry out this study, the author focuses on two aspects: the effects of using captioned videos in English teaching and how students improve their vocabulary learning through that method.