VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ------ KIỀU THỊ THU THỦY USING THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM MODEL AS A VOCABULARY TEACHING AID FOR THE NEW „TIẾNG ANH 11‟ TO ENHANCE EFL LEARNING OF STUDENTS AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN HA NOI (Sử dụng mô hình lớp học đảo ngược làm công cụ hỗ trợ việc giảng dạy từ vựng cho sách giáo khoa “Tiếng Anh 11” chương trình thí điểm nhằm nâng cao hiệu quả học tập ngoại ngữ của học sinh tại một trường THPT ở Hà Nội) M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field : English Teaching Methodology Code : 8140231.01 Hanoi, 2020 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ------ KIỀU THỊ THU THỦY USING THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM MODEL AS A VOCABULARY TEACHING AID FOR THE NEW „TIẾNG ANH 11‟ TO ENHANCE EFL LEARNING OF STUDENTS AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN HA NOI (Sử dụng mô hình lớp học đảo ngược làm công cụ hỗ trợ việc giảng dạy từ vựng cho sách giáo khoa “Tiếng Anh 11” chương trình thí điểm nhằm nâng cao hiệu quả học tập ngoại ngữ của học sinh tại một trường THPT ở Hà Nội) M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field : English Teaching Methodology Code : 8140231. Hoàng Văn Vân Hanoi, 2020 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com DECLARATION I, the undersigned, declare that this thesis is the results of my own research and has not been submitted to any other university or institution partially or wholly. Except where the reference is indicated, no other person‟s work has been used without due acknowledgement in text of the thesis. Student Kiều Thị Thu Thủy In my capacity as supervisor of the candidate‟s thesis, I certify that the above statements are true to the best of my knowledge.
Hoang Van Van i TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, the researcher would like to express her gratitude to the Dean, the Vice Dean and all staffs of the Faculty of Postgraduate Department for their priceless wisdom, encouragement, help and kindness during her study and writing this thesis. In the second place, she wishes to extend her great honor and deepest gratitude to her adviser, Prof. Hoang Van Van, for his invaluable guidance, correction, facilitation and encouragement in the writing of this thesis. Her special thanks also are forwarded to Mr.
Khuat Dang Khoa, the Headmaster of the High School where she is working, who had permitted her to conduct this research in his school. Her thanks are presented to all the English teachers of the school‟s English group for their help and advice during the implementation of the research. And then, her great thanks are extended to students of class 11A4 (school year: 2017-2018) for their cooperation during the time the research was conducted. Finally, she would like to thank her family, her friends for their spirit, encouragement and their support.
Without them this thesis couldn‟t be accomplished. ii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com ABSTRACT To master all four language skills, vocabulary is very essential to successful communication. Understanding this need and the problems that learners face during learning English, this action research was conducted with the aim at improving students‟ English language learning through Flipped Classroom Model technique to the eleventh graders at a high school in Ha Noi in the academic year of 2017-2018 and investigating their attitudes toward this technique. Forty three participants were involved in the research during 16 weeks of the second term.
The present study was concerned with using Flipped Classroom techniques as a vocabulary teaching aid by administering pre-test, post-test and questionnaire as the research instruments. The results showed that students‟ achievements in all four language skills were higher after the intervention. Although the general achievement was not so impressive, it however indicates that Flipped Classroom Model is still an effective learning method and worth applying in English language teaching and learning. Besides, most of the students showed their agreement on the use of Flipped Model as it helped them to be more motivated, active, and engaged in learning.
It also created a friendly learning environment where students felt more confident, cooperative and responsible during learning process. In general, Flipped Classroom Model improved students‟ outcomes academically, socially and psychologically. iii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS .iv LIST OF ABBREVIATION .vi LIST OF TABLES.
vii LIST OF FIGURES. viii PART A: INTRODUCTION .5 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. Definition of key terms. Vocabulary and Vocabulary Teaching.
Vocabulary and integrated four language skills. Traditional Classroom and Flipped Classroom. Elements of the Flipped Classroom Model. Advantages of FC Model.
Strategy to Conduct FC Model. Rationale for Choosing Action Research. Hypotheses of the Study. Data Collection Instruments .33 iv TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.
Study Timetable and Data Analysis .40 CHAPTER 3: THE PRESENTATION OF THE FINDINGS. Data Tabulation and Description. Findings Related to Research Question One: .2 Findings Related to Research Question Two .3 Discussion of the Findings .49 PART C: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION. Limitations of the Study.
I v TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATION FC Model Flipped Classroom Model ELT English Language Teaching EFL English as a foreign language F2F Face to face vi TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Definitions of Flipped learning. Tabulation of data showing the subjects‟ scores through FC model. Students‟ responses to the two „open-ended‟ questions.
Summary of the research finding showing the mean score from pre-test and post-test of four language skills .44 vii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Comparison of traditional classroom and flipped classroom. Synthesis of the models and theories associated with flipped learning. Synthesis of learning processes in flipped learning. Action research cycle .The students‟ progress in each language skills through FC model.
The progressing of grand mean in students‟ achievement thanks to application of FC model. 46 viii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com PART A: INTRODUCTION In this chapter, the background to the problem and the reason for choosing the topic are mentioned. As a result, the necessity of delivering the research as well as the importance of the application of FC Model as a vocabulary teaching aid in improving students' language learning is revealed. The aims and the significances of the study are also stated.
The final section will present the scope of the study which shows the number of participants, the time of the intervention and the design of the research. Rationale English has become the compulsory subject in the educational curriculum in Vietnam. In implementing the Prime Minister‟s 2008 Decision No. 1400/QĐ–TT about the National Foreign Language 2020 project, the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training started to design the new curriculum and new English textbook series from primary to upper secondary school with an aim to „form and develop English language communication competence‟.
The new series of English textbooks for upper secondary school is being used for pilot teaching in most upper secondary school together with the old textbooks in the first and second phases of this Project. At the high school where I am working now, the new textbooks „Tiếng Anh 10‟, „Tiếng Anh 11‟ and „Tiếng Anh 12‟ have also been employed as textbooks for 3 classes of each grade. For the research topic, I have come up with this topic since I taught the new „Tiếng Anh 10‟ to three classes of grade-10 students last year. The series of the piloted textbooks for English subject are very helpful with real-life topics.
They provide students with various sources of vocabulary. Vocabulary 1 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com learning is an important and indispensable part of any language learning process. Second or foreign language vocabulary acquisition has been an increasingly interesting topic of discussion for researchers, teachers, curriculum designers, theorists and others involved in second/foreign language learning. In fact, second/foreign language learners often cite lack of adequate vocabulary as one of the most common obstacles to performances in foreign language classes.
However, with 45 minutes per lesson, it is challenging for an English teacher to cover all the vocabulary items related to the relevant topics in the series of the newly-piloted textbooks “Tieng Anh 10”, “Tieng Anh 11” and “Tieng Anh 12. Due to the limited time for a lesson, the teacher has to choose five to seven words to teach and explain to the students. This causes a learning problem for the students‟ English language learning. To help them address the problem, the flipped classroom approach (FC) is tried as a vocabulary teaching aid for the new „Tiếng Anh 11‟ to promote my students‟ English language learning.
Significance of the Study Theoretically, this thesis is a small contribution to the theory of ELT on the impacts of flipped classroom in vocabulary teaching in EFL classrooms. Practically, this study is firstly expected to be an alternative way to expose the students to more student-centered English lessons, and secondly to help them enhance their English language learning motivation. Aim of the Study The aim of this research is to add to the body of knowledge and help provide data to investigate how well students learn English through the piloted textbook „Tiếng Anh 11‟ by using the flipped classroom model as a vocabulary teaching and learning aid. 2 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.
Research questions To fulfill the aim, the study raises two questions for exploration: Question 1: To what extent does the integration of the FC model as a vocabulary teaching aid for „Tiếng Anh 11‟ affect students‟ English language learning? Question 2: What are the students‟ attitudes toward the integration of FC model for English language learning? 5. Scope of the Study This minor thesis attempts to investigate the impacts of the FC model as a vocabulary teaching aid for the new „Tiếng Anh 11‟ on students‟ English language learning and their attitudes toward the integration of the FC model for EFL learning. The subjects of the study include 43 students from a grade-11 class at a high school on the outskirts of Hanoi. The study limits its scope to vocabulary teaching aid for the new „Tiếng Anh 11‟ by using FC model to improve students‟ English language learning because investigating all kinds of vocabulary teaching activities are such broad topics that they cannot be wholly discussed within the framework of this paper.
In terms of English vocabulary learning, the scope of this research is confined to the teaching-learning of the following topics in the textbook due to time constraint: - Global warming (Unit 6) - Further Education (Unit 7) - World Heritage Sites (Unit 8) - Cities of the Future (Unit 9) - Healthy Lifestyle and Longevity (Unit 10) 3 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail. Design of the study This study is divided into three parts: PART A: THE INTRODUCTION - presents the rationale for the study, the aims to which the study is conducted, the research questions, the scope, the significance of the study, the research method and the design of the study. PART B: THE DEVELOPMENT consists of three chapters. Chapter I: Literature Review - provides the definitions of some key terms, and the previous research related to the study as well as the gaps in the field which inspire the writer to conduct the research Chapter II: Methodology - describes the research method, the participants, the textbook, and the method to collect and analyze the data.
Chapter III: The presentation of the findings - presents the data tabulation and description, data analysis and discussion of the findings. PART C: CONCLUSION - briefly summarizes the study; besides, some limitations of the study and recommendations for further research are also proposed.