SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NGHỆ AN TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỲ HỢP -----------------------***------------------------- SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM LĨNH VỰC TIẾNG ANH Using Wordwall.net-based activities in teaching vocabulary for EFL students at Quy Hop High school Họ và tên: Thái Thị Hạnh Giáo viên: Tiếng Anh Tổ: Văn – Ngoại ngữ Trường: THPT Quỳ Hợp Nghê An, tháng 4 năm 2022 skkn CONTENT PAGE PART I. The new factors of the study 3 3. Scope of the study 3 4. Organization of the study 3 PART II: CONTENT 4 - 43 1.
Definition of vocabulary 4 b. Types of vocabulary 4 c. Problems in learning vocabulary 6 e.net- based activities 7 f. How to create wordwall.net- based activities 8 2.
Solutions and discussion 11- 43 a. Demonstration of using wordwall.net-based activities 11- 40 b. Discussion 41- 43 PART III: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 44 1. Suggestions 44 2 skkn PART I.
Rationale There is no doubt that vocabulary is generally and widely considered to be one of the most essential elements of a language. It plays an essential role in determining whether or not students will be successful in learning a language and getting their message across. Moreover, it is believed that vocabulary knowledge is vitally important for the four skills, such as listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Our lack of vocabulary knowledge is more likely to result in great trouble in expressing ourselves both in speaking and writing.
Because of the significance of vocabulary knowledge in effective communication, vocabulary learning, and instruction are attracting considerable attention from researchers and practitioners, particularly students and teachers. Since the advent of technology from the beginning of the 21st century, technology and language learning have become terms frequently encountering next to each other, therefore resulting in web-based tools being used in English language classrooms. Many popular web tools, such as Quizlet and Kahoot, are used as experimental tools with learners to investigate to what extent they are effective in enhancing learners’ vocabulary knowledge. There are a lot of research that has been carried out in the area of vocabulary learning strategies in order to determine the effective and most frequently used vocabulary learning strategies.
However, there is a lack of research on specific web tools, like Wordwall. Hence, the present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a single educational game website; Wordwall.net on the vocabulary knowledge of high school students.net is an edutainment website in which there are multiple game choices, all played interactively or individually, such as information matching, picture matching, quiz, wheel of fortune, puzzles, etc. designed for vocabulary practice. On this website, teachers either create their own games out of ready-made templates and add up content (words and images) in the games or they make use of games created by other teachers.
Wordwall is particularly beneficial for mixed-level classes because it can also create a dynamic way to have class competitions. For any level of learner, Wordwall has potential to be used for self-study, as you decide which content to use in the activities. You can set tasks for groups or individual learners by giving them an access code. You could even get your learners to use Wordwall to create activities for their classmates.
Moreover, due to the outbreak of Covid -19, most of schools in Vietnam must organize online teaching. Therefore, it is crucial to enhance students’ learning motivation through some special tools and platforms. Basing on the above reasons, I have decided to conduct a study on “Using Wordwall.net-based activities in teaching vocabulary for EFL students at Quy Hop High school”. The new factors of the study The study suggests many new games for teachers to apply in teaching vocabulary for high school students through wordwall.
Hence, vocabulary memorization becomes more effective for English learners. The study is expected to research the effectiveness of using interaction with a word wall as the tool to combine the five identified effective teaching strategies plus social interaction to teach vocabulary words to middle school students. Theoretically, this study can be used to enrich the example of techniques in teaching English vocabulary, especially for young learners. Hopefully this study will be helpful and have a contribution for further researches in the field of vocabulary teaching.
Practically, this study will give general description about the condition of English vocabulary teaching at high school level. In addition, it will be useful for the teachers who are interested in teaching English for young learners. The result of this study can be used as a consideration to improve the teaching language to young learner, especially for teaching vocabulary online. Scope of the study This study focuses on the activities of teaching vocabulary based on wordwall platform (dealing with the techniques of presentation, techniques of practice, techniques of training).
In this study, I will just focus on the effectiveness on the 10th graders. Hence, the data then will be analyzed through the tests of 10th grade in the school year 2021- 2022. Organization of the study The study is well organized with 3 main parts: the rationale of the study, the content or the solution of the problems, and the conclusion. Hopefully that the study provides a useful access to most of the teachers in teaching language.
4 skkn PART II: CONTENT 1. Definition of vocabulary Vocabulary has received a special concern in language teaching, especially teaching English as a foreign language. It can also be regarded as the most frequently important component for language learners since the four language skills; reading, listening, speaking, and writing need a sufficient vocabulary knowledge. The term vocabulary concerns with words and words meaning.
It is also defined as a collection all of words in a particular language and has a form in an expression that is associated with meaning. According to Wikipedia, a vocabulary is a set of familiar words within a person's language. A vocabulary, usually developed with age, serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Acquiring an extensive vocabulary is one of the largest challenges in learning a second language.
Further, vocabulary is the basic of language and there is no language without vocabulary. Before mastering the four language skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing, students have to learn the English components such as vocabulary, structure, and pronunciation. Words can also be defined in various ways, and estimates of vocabulary size differ depending on the definition used. The most common definition is that of a lemma (the inflected or dictionary form; this includes walk, but not walks, walked or walking).
Most of the time lemmas do not include proper nouns (names of people, places, companies, etc. Another definition often used in research of vocabulary size is that of word family. These are all the words that can be derived from a ground word (e., the words effortless, effortlessly, effortful, effortfully are all part of the word family effort). Estimates of vocabulary size range from as high as 200 thousand to as low as 10 thousand, depending on the definition used.
Types of vocabulary There are a variety of ways to categorize vocabulary. However, according to Wikipedia, vocabulary can be divided into their usage in language skills as follow: Reading vocabulary A person's reading vocabulary is all the words identified when reading. This class of vocabulary is generally the amplest, as new words are more commonly encountered when reading than when listening. Listening vocabulary A person's listening vocabulary includes the words recognized when listening to speech.
Cues such as the speaker's tone and gestures, the topic of discussion, and the conversation's social context may convey the meaning of an unknown word. 5 skkn Speaking vocabulary A person's speaking vocabulary includes the words used in speech and is generally a subset of the listening vocabulary. Due to the spontaneous nature of speech, words are often misused slightly and unintentionally, but facial expressions and tone of voice can compensate for this misuse. Writing vocabulary The written word appears in registers as different as formal essays and social media feeds.
While many written words rarely appear in speech, a person's written vocabulary is generally limited by preference and context: a writer may prefer one synonym over another, and they will be unlikely to use technical vocabulary relating to a subject in which they have no interest or knowledge. Final vocabulary The American philosopher Richard Rorty characterized a person's "final vocabulary" as follows: All human beings carry about a set of words which they employ to justify their actions, their beliefs, and their lives. These are the words in which we formulate praise of our friends and contempt for our enemies, our long- term projects, our deepest self-doubts and our highest hopes… I shall call these words a person's “final vocabulary”. Those words are as far as he can go with language; beyond them is only helpless passivity or a resort to force.
Vocabulary mastery It is strongly believed that mastering many vocabularies is very important for foreign language learners. Without mastering it, of course, foreign language learners will have some difficulties in developing the four language skills. The primary thing in learning a language is the achievement of a vocabulary. Therefore, success in learning English demands vocabulary acquisition.
A large vocabulary can not guarantee the learner’s competence in learning English but in adequacy of vocabulary will obstruct their chances to make success in learning English. Rivers in Nunan 1998: p. 117, argues that the acquisition of an adequate vocabulary is crucial for successful second language use because without an extensive vocabulary, one will be incapable of using the structures and functions one may have learned for comprehensible communication. The importance of mastering vocabulary in learning is also stated by Nunan.
He says that the development of a rich vocabulary is an important element in the acquisition of a second language. From the definition above, it can be concluded that vocabulary is the total numbers of words, a list or set of words in a particular language that a person knows or uses. From these definitions, it concludes that mastery means the competency to understand and apply something learnt. Vocabulary mastery is always being an essential part of English.
Lewis and Hill say that vocabulary mastery is important for the students. It is more than grammar for communication purpose, particularly in the early stage when students are motivated to learn the basic words. Without having proportional English 6 skkn vocabulary, students will get some difficulties in using English. Vocabulary mastery can be measured by the requirements of generalization being able to define words and application selecting an appropriate use of it.
Therefore, it can be said that vocabulary mastery is a complete skill to understand the stock of words and their meanings of a particular language. Problems in learning vocabulary Many studies showed that the students still faced the problems or difficulties in vocabulary learning. Kinds of difficulties faced by students in vocabulary learning were various. They include: - Almost all of the students have difficulties in pronouncing the words.
- How to write and spell. - The different grammatical form of a word known as inflections was one of causes of student’s difficulties in learning vocabulary. - In addition, the students found difficulties in choosing the appropriate meaning of the words and also still confuse in using the word based on the context. - The last, the students were also still confused when they found words or expression that were idiomatic.
There were some factors that caused students' difficulties in learning vocabulary. First, the written form is different from the spoken form in English. Secondly, the number of words that students need to learn is exceedingly large, the limitations of sources of information about words, and the complexity of word knowledge. Knowing a word involves much more than knowing its dictionary definition.
Last but not least, the incorrect pronunciation is often caused by the lack of sound similarity between English and the students' native language.