VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN THI NHUNG THE EFFECT OF EXPLICIT VOCABULARY TEACHING ON ESP STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACQUISITION — A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN YUNG TAU VOCATIOKAL TOURISM COLLEGE (Hiệu quả của việc dạy từ vựng một cách rõ rằng, cụ thể đôi với sự tiép nhận từ vựng của xinh viên Tiẳng Anh chuyên ngành — Một nghiên cứu giả thực nghiệm tại trường Cao đẳng Nghề Du lịch Vũng Tần) MINOR M.A THESIS Field: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY Code: 601410 HANOI- 2011 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, DA NOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAT. STUDIES: FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN THI NHUNG THE EFYECT OF EXPLICIT VOCABULARY TEACHING ON ESP STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACQUISITION — A QUASI-EXPERIMEN' RESEARCH IN VUNG TAU VOCATIOKAL TOURISM COLLEGE (Hiệu quả của việc đạy từ vựng một cách rõ rằng, cụ thể đối voi su tiép nhận tỉ vựng của sinh viên Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành — Một nghiên cửu giá thực nghiệm tại tưởng Cao dũng Nghệ Du lich Viing Tau) MINOR MLA TLLESIS Field: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY Code: 601410 Supervisor: HOANG THI XUAN HOA, PhD. HANOI- 2011 v TABLE OF CONTENTS CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGMEXTS. ABSTRACT TABLE OF C PART A: INTRODUCTION 1.
Aim of the stuủy. Seope of the study w 5, Method of the study wow 6. Organisation of the thesis PARI B- DEVELOPMENT BeaAanuuw CHAPTER: LITERATURE REVIEW 1. Vocabulary in second language learning and teaching 1.2, Definition of vocabulary .1, Lmplicit vocabulary tcaching.
Explicit Vocabulary teaching 1. What about vocabulary needs to be taught 1. How vocabulary is to be taugitt. Practiee and consolidation techniques.
When vocabulary is to be taught. Types of vocabulary oe 1.1, Vocabulary classified im terms of mimpheme 1. Vocabulary classified im terIts oŸ theaHlg. Vocabulary classified in terms of functions.
Voeabulary classifiedin terms of frou 1 THE EFFECT OF EXPLICIT VOCABULARY TEACHING ON ESF STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACQUISITION — A QUASI - EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHIN VUNG TAU TOURISM VOCATIONAL COLLEGE PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale Vocabulary plays an important role in learning a foreign language, especially in leaning English for Specific Purposes (FSP). Failing lo acquire survival tovel vocabulary, the learners are unable to understand the target language. In Vung Tan Tourism Vocational College (¥TVC), Engtish is taught as a compulsory subject together with other vocational ones.
During the final course, students mainly use the ESP course book “Ready to Order”. Listening and Spsaking are the primary skills which are designed on a large number of vocabulary for specific purposcs (Food & Beverage). However the fact that students cannot retain and use ESP words causes frustration and results in their negative attitude towards the ESP course. ‘This fact needs a reconsideration the method of teaching vocabulary.
So far, there have been many different approaches to vocabulary teaching and learning that were proved to help students undorstand, rolain and use words in the target language Lowerver, Lxplicit vocabulary teaching is proved particularly useful for students who ac es ESP for the first time, they SH Hà sginming students who have a limited reading vocabulary and little exposure to incidental vocabulary leaming oufside of school. So, a Quasi-Experimental Research was conducted on ESP vocabulary teaching in which the Tixplicit and Implicit Vocabulary Teaching Approaches were implemented.Aims of the study The research was intended lo find aul the effect of Explicit Vocabulary Teaching on RSP students’ vocabulary acquisition. Research questions 2 In order to achieve the above aim, the research was carried out to find the answer to the following research question To what extent does the Explicit Vocabidary Teaching help to improve ESP students’ vocabulary acquisition? ‘The answer for the main research question was identified by answering two sub-reseach questions: 1. Will thore be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge belween the students who are taught vecabulary exphetly and those taught vocabulary implicitly? 2.
Will there be any significant differenec in the vocabulary knowledge before and aflcr the treatment belwesn the Explicit Vocabulary Teaching and Implicit Vocabulary Teaching? 4. Research methodology A Quasi-Lxperimental Research design was conducted to gain the research’s aim. Data were collected from a, pre-lest. and a post-test.
Scope of the study ‘The study was earied out to aim at finding the effect of Lxplicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching on ESP Students’ Vocabulary Acquisition al VTVC The tem “ESP Students” refers to the second-year students in Cookery Classes at Restaurant Management Department at Vung Tau Tourism Vocational College. Design of the study ‘The minor thesis consists of three parts. Part A, the introduction, provides the rationale, aim, scope, and method of the study, Part B, the main part of the study which is comprised of 3 chapters, Chapter one “Literature review” provides the theoretical background of the study. It focuses on the second language vocabulary teaching of English for General Purposes (EGP) aud English for Spociat Purposes (RSP).
Chapter lwo “The study” reports the collection and analysis of the data and findings of the study, Chapter three “ Results and data analysis” presents the results of the study and analysis of the collected data from the losis. Parl C surmmurises the findings, states the limitation of the rescarch, draws: pedagogical implications and offers suggestions for further research. § ‘The Management Department consists of ten subject teachers and seven language teachers. All of the language Icachers (English language Izachers) graduated from universilics of foreign languages and two of them have Master degree in Vietnam.
None of them has been trained in the English speaking countries, The teachers are not too young (aged from 30 to 39) and have quile much experience in ESP isaching. With the course book design, the teachers at VI'VC tend to apply the Implicit ‘leaching mothod in dealing with Listoning and Reading scetions. In ESP lessens, the main activities are asking and answering questions in context. There are no clear language activities for vocatnilary learning.
Research methodology — Quasi-Experimental Design 2. Research questions The main rescarch question which needed to be answered was: To what extent does the Explicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching help to improve ESP students? vocabulary acquisition? ‘The research question was answered by answering these two sub-research questions. Will there be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge between the students who are tanght vocabulary explicitly and those taught vocabulary implicitly? 2. Will there be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge before and aiter the treatment between the Lixplicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching and kmplicit Vovabulary Teaching? 2.1 Subjects of the siudy Participants were 42 students majoring in Cookery in two intact classes at VIVC, They took ten-period ESP English course per week for their fourth semester so as to enhance their Hatening and spoaking abilities of English in Hospitality.
All the participants have Jeamed English for at least three years. After having been successful in the entrance exam they are assigned into different classes randomly. At the time the research was conducted, all the participants were al the pre-intermediale level of English § ‘The Management Department consists of ten subject teachers and seven language teachers. All of the language Icachers (English language Izachers) graduated from universilics of foreign languages and two of them have Master degree in Vietnam.
None of them has been trained in the English speaking countries, The teachers are not too young (aged from 30 to 39) and have quile much experience in ESP isaching. With the course book design, the teachers at VI'VC tend to apply the Implicit ‘leaching mothod in dealing with Listoning and Reading scetions. In ESP lessens, the main activities are asking and answering questions in context. There are no clear language activities for vocatnilary learning.
Research methodology — Quasi-Experimental Design 2. Research questions The main rescarch question which needed to be answered was: To what extent does the Explicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching help to improve ESP students? vocabulary acquisition? ‘The research question was answered by answering these two sub-research questions. Will there be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge between the students who are tanght vocabulary explicitly and those taught vocabulary implicitly? 2. Will there be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge before and aiter the treatment between the Lixplicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching and kmplicit Vovabulary Teaching? 2.1 Subjects of the siudy Participants were 42 students majoring in Cookery in two intact classes at VIVC, They took ten-period ESP English course per week for their fourth semester so as to enhance their Hatening and spoaking abilities of English in Hospitality.
All the participants have Jeamed English for at least three years. After having been successful in the entrance exam they are assigned into different classes randomly. At the time the research was conducted, all the participants were al the pre-intermediale level of English § ‘The Management Department consists of ten subject teachers and seven language teachers. All of the language Icachers (English language Izachers) graduated from universilics of foreign languages and two of them have Master degree in Vietnam.
None of them has been trained in the English speaking countries, The teachers are not too young (aged from 30 to 39) and have quile much experience in ESP isaching. With the course book design, the teachers at VI'VC tend to apply the Implicit ‘leaching mothod in dealing with Listoning and Reading scetions. In ESP lessens, the main activities are asking and answering questions in context. There are no clear language activities for vocatnilary learning.
Research methodology — Quasi-Experimental Design 2. Research questions The main rescarch question which needed to be answered was: To what extent does the Explicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching help to improve ESP students? vocabulary acquisition? ‘The research question was answered by answering these two sub-research questions. Will there be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge between the students who are tanght vocabulary explicitly and those taught vocabulary implicitly? 2. Will there be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge before and aiter the treatment between the Lixplicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching and kmplicit Vovabulary Teaching? 2.1 Subjects of the siudy Participants were 42 students majoring in Cookery in two intact classes at VIVC, They took ten-period ESP English course per week for their fourth semester so as to enhance their Hatening and spoaking abilities of English in Hospitality.
All the participants have Jeamed English for at least three years. After having been successful in the entrance exam they are assigned into different classes randomly. At the time the research was conducted, all the participants were al the pre-intermediale level of English § ‘The Management Department consists of ten subject teachers and seven language teachers. All of the language Icachers (English language Izachers) graduated from universilics of foreign languages and two of them have Master degree in Vietnam.
None of them has been trained in the English speaking countries, The teachers are not too young (aged from 30 to 39) and have quile much experience in ESP isaching. With the course book design, the teachers at VI'VC tend to apply the Implicit ‘leaching mothod in dealing with Listoning and Reading scetions. In ESP lessens, the main activities are asking and answering questions in context. There are no clear language activities for vocatnilary learning.
Research methodology — Quasi-Experimental Design 2. Research questions The main rescarch question which needed to be answered was: To what extent does the Explicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching help to improve ESP students? vocabulary acquisition? ‘The research question was answered by answering these two sub-research questions. Will there be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge between the students who are tanght vocabulary explicitly and those taught vocabulary implicitly? 2. Will there be any significant difference in the vocabulary knowledge before and aiter the treatment between the Lixplicit Vocabulary ‘Teaching and kmplicit Vovabulary Teaching? 2.1 Subjects of the siudy Participants were 42 students majoring in Cookery in two intact classes at VIVC, They took ten-period ESP English course per week for their fourth semester so as to enhance their Hatening and spoaking abilities of English in Hospitality.
All the participants have Jeamed English for at least three years.