MA-Thesis: A study on mnemonic techniques to help students of grade 6 increase their vocabulary retention at a secondary school
MA-Thesis A study on mnemonic techniques to help students of grade 6 increase their vocabulary retention at a secondary school was carried out with the aim to investigate the effects of Mnemonic techniques namely, using pictures, sematic mapping and making-up stories on the vocabulary retention of grade 6 students. The researcher conducted the study in 7 weeks with the participation of 40 students of grade 6.
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MA-Thesis: A study on mnemonic techniques to help students of grade 6 increase their vocabulary retention at a secondary school
1. Preface
1.1 Rationale
Today, being a means of international communication, English has exerted its dominance over the world. Many countries including Vietnam are attempting to improve English ability of their citizens. Vietnamese government has implemented policies to improve quality of teaching and learning English. According to this, English was introduced as the compulsory subject from primary school to high school. Students are required to pass English exams in National high school graduation exam to win places in universities. Therefore, learning and teaching English is of great importance.
1.2 Aims of the study
The study was carried out with the aim of investigating students’ improvement in vocabulary retention through using some Mnemonics techniques. Secondly, the researcher explores students’ attitudes towards using Mnemonics as learning vocabulary strategies. Then, based on the findings, recommendations are made to improve the implementation of these techniques.
1.3 Scope of the study
The study was conducted in a class of 40 students in grade 6 at Phuc Triu Lower Secondary School in Thai Nguyen Province. There are various Mnemonic techniques; however, within limited time and the small scale of the 40 -student class, I have decided to focus on the effects of three techniques proposed by Thompson (1987) namely: using pictures, semantic mapping and making-up stories
1.4 The significance of this study
The significance of this study was that via the results, the researcher could determine the effectiveness of using Mnemonic techniques on student’s vocabulary retention. Then, the findings of the research could be a useful reference for other teachers who have made efforts enhancing students’ vocabulary retention. Finally, it would pave the way for further studies on vocabulary learning in the future.
2. Content
2.1 Literature review
Vocabulary and its importance in language learning
Vocabulary learning in English language acquisition
Teaching vocabulary with Mnemonic techniques
Previous studies on teaching vocabulary with Mnemonic techniques
2.2 Research methodology
Participants
Research questions
Methods of the study
Data collection instruments
Data Collection Procedure
Data analytical method
2.3 Findings and discussion
Findings from pretest and posttest
Findings from questionnaire
Findings from class observation
3. Conclusion
This study aimed to investigate the effects of Mnemonic techniques on students’ vocabulary retention and students’ attitude toward the use of these techniques. Majority of students in the study had difficulty in vocabulary learning, which causes them fail to acquire language skills. The study was conducted in 7 weeks. Data of the study was collected via the pretest, posttest, questionnaire and lass observation
4. References
Ahmed, M. O. (1989). Vocabulary learning strategies. London: British Association for Applied Linguistics, in association with Centre for Information on
Language Teaching and Research. Allen, V. F. (1983). Techniques in teaching vocabulary. New York: Oxford University Press
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