VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FALCUTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES. DANG THI HUONG TITE EFFECT OF CONTEXTUALIZED VOCABULARY PRESENTATION ON 10™ FORM STUDENTS’ ENGLISH VOCABULARY ACQUISITION. AN ACTION RESEARCH AT TO HIEU HIGH SCHOOL, HAT PHONG. ANH HUGNG CUA VIỆC DẠY TU VỰNG TRONG NGỮ CẢNH TỚI VIỆC TIẾP THU TỪ VỰNG CỦA HỌC SINH LỚP 10.
NGHIÊN CUU HANH ĐỘNG TẠI TRƯỜNG TRƯNG HỌC PHỞ THÔNG TÔ TTỆU, HÃI PHÒNG. MLA MINOR THESIS Field: ENGLISH TEACHING METIIODOLOGY Code: 60-14-10 TIA NOL 2011 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNLYERSITY, HANOI LNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FALCUTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ae DANG THI HUONG ‘THE EFFECT OF CONTEXTUALIZED VOCABULARY PRESENTATION ON 10‘! FORM STUDENTS’ ENGLISIT VOCABULARY ACQUISITION. AN ACTION RESEARCH AT TO HIEU HIGH SCHOOL, HAI PHONG. ANH HUONG CUA VIỆC DẠY TỪ VỰNG TRONG NGỮ CẢNH TỚI VIỆC TIẾP THU TỪ VỰNG CÚA HỌC SINH LỨP 10.
NGITEN CUU TIANIT DONG TAT TRUONG TRUNG HOC PHO THONG T6 HIEU, HAI PHÒNG. MLA MINOR THESIS Field: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY Code: 60-14-10 Supervisor: Dr. Lé Vin Canh HÀ NÓI- 2011 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration Acknowledgments Table of conlenis. List of abbreviations List of tables Abstract vi PART A: INTRODUCTION 1.
Rational: 2, Aims and objectives 3. Research methodology 5, Scope of the study 6, Significance of the study Design of the study x PART B: DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1: Literature review 1. Definition of contextualized vocabulary presentation 1. A contextualized presentation to vacabulary acquisition 13.
Previous studies on contexlualived vocabulary presentation 1.4, Guessing or inferencing strategy 1. ‘Types of contextual clues 1. Advantages and disadvantages of contextualized vocabulary presentation to vocabulary acquisition 17. Activities and excreises for presenting and practicing words in context 1.
‘the roles of vocabulary knowledge in guessing meaning of the unknown words 2, AIMS AXD OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The research is aimed to explore the effectiveness of contextualized vocabulary presentation on students’ vocabulary acquisition and retention. By acquisition, | mean the students understand the meaning of the taught words and know how to use them appropriatcly. Because onc aspeot of vocabulary acquisition is the students’ ability to retrieve the words they have learned, the study is alse aimed at measuring the impact of the contextualized vocabulary presentation on students’ vocabulary retention. Specifically, the aims of the study are: 1) To cxaming the (casibilily of presenting vocabulary in contexts lo 10" graders in a particular high school.
2) To measure the eflectiven of this vocabulary teaching technique on students? vocabulary acquisition and vocabulary retention. ‘Therefore, the study is to achieve the following objectives: 1) To experiment presenting vocabulary in contexts in order to measure its 2ficetivencss on. students’ vocabulary acquisition. 2) To cxamine the impact of presenting vocabulary in contexts on students’ vocabulary retention.
RESEARCII QUESTION ‘Yo achieve the aims and objectives of the thesis, the following research question was proposs “Te whal extent docs contextualized vocabulary presentation affect students? vooatnlary acquisition?” 4. RESEARCIE METHODOLOGY Since the study is aimed at improving students’ vocabulary acquisition through the application ofa new vocabulary teaching technique, an action research designed is chosen for the study. In this action tescarch, a si sof progress ests was uscd in order Lo racasurs. the impact or efféctiveness of this vocabulary technique on students’ vocabulary acquisition and relention, Morcover, a focus group inlerview was conducted to obtain mare in-depth data about how students assessed their progress when applying guessing strategies and whether contextualized vocabulary presentation affected students’ vocabulary velention and learning 5, SCOPE OF THE STUDY ‘The sindy is timited to the cxarmination of how presenting vocabulary in contzals affect one group of grade 10 students’ vocabulary acquisition and retention, No intention is made to generalize the findings 6.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The resulis of this action arch will help the author lo improve her approaches fa vocabulary teaching, Those results can also be helpful to other teachers in the school or in other schools which are similar to the school where this research was conducted. DESIGN OF THE STUDY ‘The research consists of three main parts: Part A, Part B and Part C. Part A: Introduetion pr its the rationale, the research question, the method of study, the research procedure, the scope of the study, the significance of the study and the design of the study. Part B: Development consists off3 chapters.
Chapter one reviews the literature relevant to the study including the definition of context and a mumber of researches in which contextualized vocabulary presentation has been used to helps students make improvement in their language study. This chapter also presents some types of contextual clues used to guess the meaning of unknown word and students’ vocabulary learning strategies. Chapter avo discusses the method used in the sludy, TL presents a thorough justification for the use of action research and the research’s components and program. Chapler three presents the Endings and discussion of the study.
‘'his part is apparently important because it justifies the effectiveness of the research. the impact or efféctiveness of this vocabulary technique on students’ vocabulary acquisition and relention, Morcover, a focus group inlerview was conducted to obtain mare in-depth data about how students assessed their progress when applying guessing strategies and whether contextualized vocabulary presentation affected students’ vocabulary velention and learning 5, SCOPE OF THE STUDY ‘The sindy is timited to the cxarmination of how presenting vocabulary in contzals affect one group of grade 10 students’ vocabulary acquisition and retention, No intention is made to generalize the findings 6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The resulis of this action arch will help the author lo improve her approaches fa vocabulary teaching, Those results can also be helpful to other teachers in the school or in other schools which are similar to the school where this research was conducted. DESIGN OF THE STUDY ‘The research consists of three main parts: Part A, Part B and Part C.
Part A: Introduetion pr its the rationale, the research question, the method of study, the research procedure, the scope of the study, the significance of the study and the design of the study. Part B: Development consists off3 chapters. Chapter one reviews the literature relevant to the study including the definition of context and a mumber of researches in which contextualized vocabulary presentation has been used to helps students make improvement in their language study. This chapter also presents some types of contextual clues used to guess the meaning of unknown word and students’ vocabulary learning strategies.
Chapter avo discusses the method used in the sludy, TL presents a thorough justification for the use of action research and the research’s components and program. Chapler three presents the Endings and discussion of the study. ‘'his part is apparently important because it justifies the effectiveness of the research. Vocabulary in English texthook for 10 form non- Lnglish major students 18 1.
Summary 18 Chapter 2: Methodology 2. Rationale for the use of an action research 20 2. Action Research Procedure 22 2. Background of the study 23 23.
Data collection instruments 24 2. Kocus group interview 25 2A. Dala collection procedurss 25 Chapter 3: Data analysis and discussion 3. The results of the students” post-tests 28 3.
The results of focus group interview 28 3.1, Students’ opinions of the uscfulness of contextualized vocabulary presentation, 29 3.Brihameing motivation for vacabulary leaning 29 3.Memorizing words better 30 3. Preference of contextualized vocabulary activities and exercises 30 3.The help of contextualized vocabulary presentation lo word selention and, using 31 3. Discussion 32 34, Summary of ajar findings 32 PART C: CONCLUSIONS: 1. Summary of the findings 3 2.
Limitations and suggestions for further study 35 REFERENCES 38 APPENDICES the impact or efféctiveness of this vocabulary technique on students’ vocabulary acquisition and relention, Morcover, a focus group inlerview was conducted to obtain mare in-depth data about how students assessed their progress when applying guessing strategies and whether contextualized vocabulary presentation affected students’ vocabulary velention and learning 5, SCOPE OF THE STUDY ‘The sindy is timited to the cxarmination of how presenting vocabulary in contzals affect one group of grade 10 students’ vocabulary acquisition and retention, No intention is made to generalize the findings 6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The resulis of this action arch will help the author lo improve her approaches fa vocabulary teaching, Those results can also be helpful to other teachers in the school or in other schools which are similar to the school where this research was conducted. DESIGN OF THE STUDY ‘The research consists of three main parts: Part A, Part B and Part C. Part A: Introduetion pr its the rationale, the research question, the method of study, the research procedure, the scope of the study, the significance of the study and the design of the study.
Part B: Development consists off3 chapters. Chapter one reviews the literature relevant to the study including the definition of context and a mumber of researches in which contextualized vocabulary presentation has been used to helps students make improvement in their language study. This chapter also presents some types of contextual clues used to guess the meaning of unknown word and students’ vocabulary learning strategies. Chapter avo discusses the method used in the sludy, TL presents a thorough justification for the use of action research and the research’s components and program.
Chapler three presents the Endings and discussion of the study. ‘'his part is apparently important because it justifies the effectiveness of the research. APPENDIX Lngtish vocabulary test 1: APPENDIX 2: The vocabulary ilems pr ited through thinimal eonlaxts Lesson | APPENDIX 3 Description of teaching plan Lesson] APPENDIX 4: Focus group interview transcripts APPENDIX 5 The siurters’ vocabulary performance in post-tests PART A: INTRODUCTION 1, RATIONALE Considgring the cracial role attributed to vocabulary learning in sveond or forcign language icarning, onc can implicitly understand the importanee of vocabulary teaching as well. In the past, vocabulary teaching and leaming were offen given little priority in second language program but recently there has been a renewed interest in fhe nalure of vocabulary and its role in learning and teaching (Richards & Renandya, 2002; 255).A number of research studies have dealt with lexical problems, namely, problems which Janguags learners faco in vocabulary loaning.
Tha rescarch findings have revauled thal lexical problems fiequently interfere with communication, As a matter of Hết, communication breaks down when people do not use the right words (Allen, 1983:5) It is also generally accepted that second or foreign language leatnets who possess go0d word power or knowledge of vocabulary are usually more successful language learners. Simply put, people with large vocabularies are more proficient users of the target language than those with liniied vocabularies. in fuel, (here is usually a positive eorrclation between one’s knowledge of vocabulary and his/her level of language proficiency (Luppescu & Day: 1993) When teaching vocabulary to the 10" fonm students at To Hieu High school the author found out that word retention is a big problem to the students. Students tend io forget words quickly.
Another problem is thal they may rernember words bul they da not know how to usc thom appropriately, It has often been suggcsicd that leaming vocabulary by using it in contexts should be employed as the main approach to improve vocabulary knowledge. A nuriber of researchers such as Gaims and Redhman (1986) and Oxford and Crookall (1988) have suggested that to leam words in context is an effective vocabulary jearning strategy. This has urged the researcher to carry out this action rescarch, which is aimed at finding out how contextualized vocabulary presentation affects students’ vocabulary acquisition.