THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES TRAN MY DUNG IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY RETENTION THROUGH USING QUIZLET: AN ACTION RESEARCH AT A HIGH SCHOOL M.A THESIS Field: English Linguistics Code: 8220201 THAI NGUYEN – 2022 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES TRAN MY DUNG IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY RETENTION THROUGH USING QUIZLET: AN ACTION RESEARCH AT A HIGH SCHOOL M.A THESIS (APPLICATION ORIENTATION) Field: English Linguistics Code: 8220201 Supervisor: Nguyen Thi Minh Loan, Ph.D THAI NGUYEN – 2022 ĐẠI HỌC THÁI NGUYÊN TRƯỜNG NGOẠI NGỮ TRẦN MỸ DUNG CẢI THIỆN SỰ GHI NHỚ TỪ VỰNG CỦA HỌC SINH THÔNG QUA SỬ DỤNG QUIZLET: MỘT NGHIÊN CỨU HÀNH ĐỘNG TẠI MỘT TRƯỜNG THPT LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ (Định hướng ứng dụng) Ngành: Ngôn ngữ Anh Mã số: 8220201 Cán bộ hướng dẫn: TS. Nguyễn Thị Minh Loan THÁI NGUYÊN – 2022 ABSTRACT The action research aimed to investigate the effects of using Quizlet for improving students’ vocabulary retention and explore the students’ attitude towards this approach. Thirty students of grade 11A1 at Thai Nguyen high school in Thai Nguyen province were chosen. The data was collected by a vocabulary tests and questionnaire to answer the two research questions.
The findings showed that Quizlet application had a positive effect on the students’ vocabulary retention. Data from the vocabulary tests scores demonstrated that Quizlet application helped the 11th-grade students improve their vocabulary retention. Besides, through the questionnaire, it could be seen that most of the students expressed a positive attitude towards applying Quizlet application and an interest in applying technology for learning English, which demonstrated that they believed in its positive effects. Based on the results, the researcher made some suggestions for teachers and students to apply and use Quizlet application effectively in teaching and learning English lessons.
i DECLARATION I declare that this research report entitled “Improving students’ vocabulary retention through using Quizlet: An action research at High school” has been composed by myself and described my own work unless otherwise acknowledged in the text. I confirm that this work is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master at School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University. This work has not been and will not be submitted for any other degree at any other higher education institution. Thai Nguyen, 2022 Approved by supervisor Student Dr.
Nguyen Thi Minh Loan Tran My Dung ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my thanks to those who have helped and encouraged me to carry out this research. First, I would like to express my wholehearted thanks to my supervisor, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Minh Loan, for her invaluable guidance, suggestions, extraordinarily insightful and constructive comments, tireless support, encouragement, and patience. I cannot find enough words to express my thanks.
I also would like to thank students of class 11A1, Thai Nguyen high school, to provide me with a lot of useful information. Lastly, but certainly not least, I would like to thank my family for their warm encouragement and support. Thai Nguyen, 2022 Student Tran My Dung iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS.
iv LIST OF TABLES. vii LIST OF FIGURES. Rationale of the study. Aims of the study.
Scope of the study. Significance of the study. Organization of the study. An overview of vocabulary .1 Definition of vocabulary.
Roles of vocabulary instruction in language learning and teaching. Vocabulary learning through MALL. Definition of Quizlet application. Quizlet application in teaching vocabulary.
The Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition Model (SAMR). Attitude in language learning. Definition of attitude. Importance of attitude in language learning.
Review of previous studies. Action research design. Action Research Model. Subjects of the study.
Data collection instrument. Data collection procedure. Data analysis procedure. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.
Results of the vocabulary tests. Data from the student questionnaire. Research question 1: How does Quizlet Application improve the students’ vocabulary retention?. Research question 2: What are students’ attitudes towards the use of Quizlet application for vocabulary learning?.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION. Suggestions for teachers. Suggestions for students. Limitations of the study .