MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY USING VIDEO CLIPS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL STUDENTS AT THE ASIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Submitted to the Faculty of English Language in partial fulfillment of the Master’s degree in English Language Course code: 60220201 By TRAN THI HONG TUOI Supervised by NGUYEN DANG NGUYEN, Ph. HO CHI MINH CITY, DECEMBER 2020 The thesis entitled Using Video Clips in Teaching Vocabulary to Intermediate Level Students at The Asian International School was successfully defended and approved on December 22nd at Hochiminh City University of Technology (HUTECH). Secretary Member On behalf of the Examination Committee Chair HCMC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE HCMC , October 26, 2020 MASTER’S THESIS REPORT Student name: Tran Thi Hong Tuoi Sex: Female Date of birth: 29/8/1994 Place of birth: Long An Major: English language Student code: 1841900005 I- Thesis title: Using video clips in teaching vocabulary to Intermediate level students at the Asian International school II- Objectives and contents: In this thesis, the researcher investigated effects of using video clips in teaching vocabulary to Intermediate level students at the Asian International school. The researcher aimed at evaluating effects of using video clips in improving learners’ vocabulary performance and enhancing learners’ learning attitudes.
III- Starting date: October 30th, 2019 IV- Completing date: October 26th, 2020 V- Academic supervisor: Nguyen Dang Nguyen, Ph. ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR FACULTY DEAN CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I certify my authorship of the Master’s Thesis submitted today entitled: Using Video Clips in Teaching Vocabulary to Intermediate Level Students at The Asian International School. In terms of the statement of requirements for Theses in Master’s programs issued by the Higher Degree Committee of Faculty of English Language, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Ho Chi Minh City, October 26th, 2020 TRAN THI HONG TUOI i RETENTION AND USE OF THE THESIS I hereby state that I, Tran Thi Hong Tuoi, being a candidate for the degree of Master of Arts (English Language) accept the requirements of the University relating to the retention and use of Master’s Theses deposited in the Library.
In terms of these conditions, I agree that the original of my Master’s Thesis deposited in the Library should be accessible for purpose of study and research, in accordance with the normal conditions established by the Librarian for the care, loan, and reproduction for theses. Ho Chi Minh City, October 26th, 2020 TRAN THI HONG TUOI ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would first like to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Nguyen Dang Nguyen, my supervisor, for his patience, guidance, insightful advice, and constant encouragement through the whole research process. Without his support and guidance, this thesis would never have been completed.
Besides, without the help of all teachers at HUTECH University, this thesis would not be completed. I would like to send my best gratitude to all the teaching staffs in the foreign language department. Secondly, I would like to send my love and appreciation to my Dad and my Mom, who gave me the best condition as well as great encouragement to complete this thesis. Finally, I honestly want to send my gratitude to my boyfriend.
He gave me a lot of useful advice and valuable reference materials. iii ABSTRACT With the rapid growth of technology, video clips take priority in educational settings around the world. Unlike schools in developed countries, only some schools in big cities of Vietnam have been newly equipped with this teaching aid, including the Asian International School - Van Thanh Campus. Due to its new application, therefore, the overall aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using video clips in vocabulary lessons to enhance the ninth graders’ vocabulary performance and positive learning attitudes towards vocabulary learning.
The fourteen-week quasi- experimental study was conducted on the two classes 9/1 and 9/2 with the participation of 43 ninth graders as the control group and the experimental group, respectively. The instruments included two vocabulary tests (e. one pre-test and one post-test) and the attitudinal questionnaire. The quantitative data obtained from these tools were statistically analyzed by SPSS 20.
The findings of the study showed that the video clips positively contributed to the ninth graders’ vocabulary performance.