VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES, ee les* NGUYEN TIT] BICTI UANTT USING GUMED EXTENSIVE READING TO IMPROVE INCIDENTAL VOCABULARY LEARNING FOR FIRST YEAR ENGLISII MAJOR STUDENTS AT HUNG YEN TEACHERS’ TRAINING COLLEGE SUDUNG BOC RONG CO HUGNG DAN NHAM CAT THIEN VIEC HỌC TỪ VỰNG NGẪU NHIÊN CHƠ SINH VIÊN CHUYÊN ANH NĂM THỨ NHẬT TAI TRUGNG CAO DANG SU PHAM HUNG YEN MLA. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Hanoi— 2015 VIETNAM NATIONAI VERSITY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND ENTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ++#+t)EQoä+++ NGUYEN THI BICH HANH USING GUIDED EXTENSIVE READING TO IMPROVE INCIDENTAL VOCABULARY LEARNING FOR FIRST YEAR ENGLISIIMAJOR STUDENTS AT HUNG YEN TEACHERS’ TRAINING COLLEGE SỦ DỰNG ĐỌC RỘNG CÓ HƯỚNG DẪN NHAM CAI THIEN VIEC HỌC TỪ VỰNG NGẪU NHIÊN CHO SINH VIÊN CHUYÊN ANH NĂM THỨ NHẬT TAI TRUGNG CAO DANG SU PHAM HUNG YEN M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Ficld: English Tcaching Mcthodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Dr. Hoang Thi Xuan Hua Hanoi— 2015 DECLARATION Thereby certify that this thesis is entirely my own work.
I have provided fully documented references to the others’ work. ‘The material in this thesis has not been submitted for assessment in any other formal course. I also accept all the requirements of ULIS relating to the retention and usc of M.A Graduation Thesis deposited in the library. Hanoi, October 2015 Nguyen Thi Bich Hanh LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 : Action research model of Bride and Schastak (1991) S35 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: The Grated Readers Pragram 27 Table 2: The pretest and immediate posttest paired samples statistics 33 Table 3: The sample T-test of prctcst and immecdiate posftesf.
Table 4: The immediate posttest and delayed posttest paired samples statistics. ‘Table 5: The sample T-fest of immediate posttest and delayed posttest 38 Table 6: Students' opinions about the graded readers program. Table 7: Students" suggestion for future program 4 vũ ABSTRACT The study aimed to examine whether EFL extensive reading could lead to increase incidental vocabulary of elementary-level KKI. leamers and evaluate the leamers’ opinions about the ER program.
The participants were 25 freshmen majored in English at Hung Yen Teachers’ Training College. They were asked to read 6 graded readers within a twelve-week EFL extensive reading program. The vocabulary pretest and posltesls were administered La measure learners’ incidental vocabulary lcaming gains in the 118 sclected target words achieved through the program. Results revealed that the significant vocabulary gains were achicved by the participants aller the EFL extensive reading program.
suggesting that the EFL extensive reading treatment had produced a beneficial effect on the incidental word learning gains of the participants with clemenlary EFL competence ii 244. The pretest and positest. Chapter summary CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS. ‘The results of the tests (Research question 1) 3.
The pretest and the posttest 1. đã Table 3 presents the paired sample 1-testsử ‘pretest ‘and, ‘posttest 1. The posnest ! and the posttest2. 'The resulis of questionnaire (Research question 2 38 3.1 Results of the first part of the questionnaire.
Result of the second part of the questiORNaire. Chapter summary - - 48 PART C: CONCLUSION. Summary of the findings. Limitations of the study and recommendations for further: studies 45 REFERENCES.
APPENDIX ‘“ABULARY TLS! APPENDIX 2: THE VOCABULARY PRETEST RESULTS. - 1X APPENDIX 3: THE VOCABULARY IMMEDIATE POSTTEST RESULTS.X APPENDIX 4: THE VOCABULARY DELAYED POSTTEST RESULTS XI APPENDIX5: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE xn APPENDIX6: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE (VIETNAMESE VERSION). XIV CẤU HỎI ĐIÊU TRÀ. XIV APPINDIX ?: BOOK RIPORT WORKSHETT.--ZCVT APPENDIX 8: A SAMPLE OF LESSON PLAN.
- - XVI PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale Vocabulary plays the most significant role in foreign language learning because it is an element linking the four language skills im English as a Foreign Language (EFL). In order to communicate well in a foreign language, students should acquire a great number of words and should knew how to usc and where to use them. Most KFL learners learn vocabulary passively which can be resulted from several factors although students realize the vital importance of vocabulary when leaming language.
First, they consider the teacher's techniques such as explanation for meaning or definition. In this case, language leamers have nothing to do in a vocabulary leaming section but to listen lo their teacher Secondly, students only focus on knowing the primary meaning of new words. Thirdly, students usually only acquire new vocabulary through contextualized new words in their lextbooks or when given by teachers during classroom lessons. It is clear that comprehension is one of the most fundamental reasons for reading, and vocabulary, in turn, plays significant part in comprehension.
Vocabulary clearly makes a critical contribution to understanding what has been read. One important way to develop vocabulary knowledge is through extensive reading. By reading extensively, students will be exposed lo variely scope of vocabulary which is necessary in reading comprehension. Extensive reading (ER) is an important aspect of any English as a foreign/second language reading program.
Bell (2001) statcd that ER is a type of reading instruction program that has been used in EFL settings, as an effective PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale Vocabulary plays the most significant role in foreign language learning because it is an element linking the four language skills im English as a Foreign Language (EFL). In order to communicate well in a foreign language, students should acquire a great number of words and should knew how to usc and where to use them. Most KFL learners learn vocabulary passively which can be resulted from several factors although students realize the vital importance of vocabulary when leaming language.
First, they consider the teacher's techniques such as explanation for meaning or definition. In this case, language leamers have nothing to do in a vocabulary leaming section but to listen lo their teacher Secondly, students only focus on knowing the primary meaning of new words. Thirdly, students usually only acquire new vocabulary through contextualized new words in their lextbooks or when given by teachers during classroom lessons. It is clear that comprehension is one of the most fundamental reasons for reading, and vocabulary, in turn, plays significant part in comprehension.
Vocabulary clearly makes a critical contribution to understanding what has been read. One important way to develop vocabulary knowledge is through extensive reading. By reading extensively, students will be exposed lo variely scope of vocabulary which is necessary in reading comprehension. Extensive reading (ER) is an important aspect of any English as a foreign/second language reading program.
Bell (2001) statcd that ER is a type of reading instruction program that has been used in EFL settings, as an effective TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TABLE OF CONTENTS. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES. 2 Aims of the study 3.
5 Design of the study PART B: DEVELOPMENT. CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVLEW, 1l Beading - LLL The role gƒreading,. Rffective Extensive Reading. Benefits of exiensive reading.1 Vocabudary in second language learning.
- 10 122 Incidental vocabulary learning - - - 1 1. Reading and incidental vacabilary [earhing. Difficulties in incidental vocabulary learning. Researches on incidental vocabulary acquisition.
Researches on attitudes towards ER.cocooeooooooierrroee 221 Action research procedures 2. Selection of reading materials.4 Data presentation and data analysis - 32 iv ABSTRACT The study aimed to examine whether EFL extensive reading could lead to increase incidental vocabulary of elementary-level KKI. leamers and evaluate the leamers’ opinions about the ER program. The participants were 25 freshmen majored in English at Hung Yen Teachers’ Training College.
They were asked to read 6 graded readers within a twelve-week EFL extensive reading program. The vocabulary pretest and posltesls were administered La measure learners’ incidental vocabulary lcaming gains in the 118 sclected target words achieved through the program. Results revealed that the significant vocabulary gains were achicved by the participants aller the EFL extensive reading program. suggesting that the EFL extensive reading treatment had produced a beneficial effect on the incidental word learning gains of the participants with clemenlary EFL competence ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lowe my deepest gratitude to my supportive supervisor, Dr.
[loang Thi Xuan Hoa, for her whole-hearted assistance, encouragement as well as the profound guidance she gave me while ] was doing my research. I would like to take this opportunity- to express my thanks to all my teachers and lecturers in Faculty of Post-graduate Studies, Unrversity of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi for their valuable instruction and assistance throughout the realization of this thesis. T am heartily thankful to the administrators, my colleagues, and first year English major students at lung Yen Teachers’ Training College for their willingness to pardcipate in the research. Withoul their help, this program could not he fulfilled.
Last but not least, | am indebted to my beloved family and friends who have always inspired me to complete this study. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Adj Adjective AR Action research EFL Inglish as a Foreign Language ER Extensive reading GR Graded Reader GRP Graded Readers Program HYTTC Hung Yen Teachers’ 1raining Collspe Li First language Second language M Mean N Noun P Probability value sD Standard of Deviation SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences ULIS University of Language and International Studies Vv Verb YNU Vietnam National University, Hanoi vì ABSTRACT The study aimed to examine whether EFL extensive reading could lead to increase incidental vocabulary of elementary-level KKI. leamers and evaluate the leamers’ opinions about the ER program. The participants were 25 freshmen majored in English at Hung Yen Teachers’ Training College.
They were asked to read 6 graded readers within a twelve-week EFL extensive reading program. The vocabulary pretest and posltesls were administered La measure learners’ incidental vocabulary lcaming gains in the 118 sclected target words achieved through the program. Results revealed that the significant vocabulary gains were achicved by the participants aller the EFL extensive reading program. suggesting that the EFL extensive reading treatment had produced a beneficial effect on the incidental word learning gains of the participants with clemenlary EFL competence ii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 : Action research model of Bride and Schastak (1991) S35 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: The Grated Readers Pragram 27 Table 2: The pretest and immediate posttest paired samples statistics 33 Table 3: The sample T-test of prctcst and immecdiate posftesf.
Table 4: The immediate posttest and delayed posttest paired samples statistics. ‘Table 5: The sample T-fest of immediate posttest and delayed posttest 38 Table 6: Students' opinions about the graded readers program. Table 7: Students" suggestion for future program 4 vũ TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES. 2 Aims of the study 3. 5 Design of the study PART B: DEVELOPMENT. CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVLEW, 1l Beading - LLL The role gƒreading,.
Rffective Extensive Reading. Benefits of exiensive reading.1 Vocabudary in second language learning. - 10 122 Incidental vocabulary learning - - - 1 1. Reading and incidental vacabilary [earhing.
Difficulties in incidental vocabulary learning. Researches on incidental vocabulary acquisition. Researches on attitudes towards ER.cocooeooooooierrroee 221 Action research procedures 2. Selection of reading materials.4 Data presentation and data analysis - 32 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 : Action research model of Bride and Schastak (1991) S35 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: The Grated Readers Pragram 27 Table 2: The pretest and immediate posttest paired samples statistics 33 Table 3: The sample T-test of prctcst and immecdiate posftesf.
Table 4: The immediate posttest and delayed posttest paired samples statistics. ‘Table 5: The sample T-fest of immediate posttest and delayed posttest 38 Table 6: Students' opinions about the graded readers program.