you hear it, you understand it, you’ll never forget it!
DESCRIPTION
You Hear It, You Understand It, You’ll Never Forget It!. Sharon Chen, Anna Chung, Richter Kuo , C. Y. Huang. Outline. Introduction Literature Review Research Question Rationale Methods Phonemic Awareness Activities Words in Context Activities Productive Activities Assessment - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
You Hear It, You Understand It, You’ll Never Forget It!
Sharon Chen, Anna Chung, Richter Kuo, C. Y. Huang
Outline Introduction Literature Review Research Question Rationale Methods
Phonemic Awareness Activities Words in Context Activities Productive Activities
Assessment Expected Results
Background Information Without grammar very little can be conveyed,
without vocabulary NOTHING can be conveyed. (Wilkins, 1972)
Vocabulary retention is hard for Chinese English learners because the difference in language systems.
Students need to develop sound-form connection.
Learning words in context facilitates the receptive and productive use of the word (Nation, 2010).
Purpose of the action plan to seek the solution to strengthening the
vocabulary retention of Taiwanese high school students through emphasizing on phonemic awareness, teaching words in context, and implementing reproductive activities.
Literature Review English is an alphabetic language while
Chinese is a logographic language (Allcock, 2005)
The instruction of phonetic awareness enables students to learn words more quickly and with better retention (Chang, 2006)
Teaching words in context helps students develop word skills so they can use words correctly and accurately (Chang, 2006; Nation, 2010).
Higher involvement in vocabulary production processing can greatly contribute to vocabulary retention (Nemati, 2008).
Design Rationale Raise Ss’ phonemic awareness
--to build up sound-form connection Put words in meaningful contexts
--to give words good “nests” Let Ss learn by doing
--to make happen empirical experiences
Analysis of Participants--250 intermediate EFL learners
Academic Performance
High-achievers
Intermediate -achievers
Low-intermediate-achievers
Number of Ss
90 70 90
PR 98 88-90 70
Time Frame & Material Mid October to the end of December, 2012 Textbook, High School English,
Book 1, Lessons 5-10
Comparison Model A pre-test and a post-test, dictation
Composed of 10 level-7 words (LTTC list, frequency 7000), and 5 simple complete sentences.
Regular dictation quizzes after vocabulary teaching
Final questionnaire on learning experience
Step Description (1) Weeks 1-2, building up phonemic awareness
Dictionary work Syllabification Teacher modeling Games
Step Description (2) Weeks 3-8, expose Ss to words in contexts, via
Word cards Worksheets Games
Step Description (3) Weeks 9-10, let Ss learn by doing
Skit Story making
Building students’ phonemic awareness Dictionary checking
Words in this lesson
Longman English Dictionary
OxfordEnglishDictionary
CollinsCobuildDictionary
Your Dictionary
global glob.al glob-al glob/al
Building students’ phonemic awareness Teacher Modeling Telephone numbers Running dictation
Instruction in meaningful context Mystery sentence Keeping vocabulary cards Vocabulary stations
Vocabulary Stations-1Station 1Gap-fill with synonymsalbeitconsultationequivalent The mechanic found that the engine was running within its
normal _________________ (limits, restrictions). Many people feel that moral development is a(n)
__________________ (essential, fundamental) element of education.
Vocabulary Stations-2Station 2Changing word form 1. Communication is one area in which there have
been amazing developments in technology. Technologically advanced methods of growing
food have still not prevented hunger in some parts of the world.
Vocabulary Stations-3Station 3Correcting word formHomeowners can improve the secure in their
own areas by participating in Neighborhood Watch programs. __________________
Vocabulary Stations-4Station 4Gap-fillalbeit corresponds equivalent integral convinced
deviations index parameters THE SCIENCE OF SOUND Sounds are all around us; some we can hear and some are not
within the (1)______________________ of human hearing (20-20,000 Hz).
Humans typically perceive sound through air, but sound can travel through any
medium, (2) ____________________ not in a vacuum. However, sound travels
at different speedsdepending on the degree of density of the medium. …
Vocabulary Stations-5Station 5 Collocation matching
clarifysupplementaryensurefluctuating
1. _______________prices productionmarketexchange
2. _______________ a positiona point a situationan issue
Vocabulary Stations-6Station 6Collocation deletionBright idea green smell child day roomClear attitude need instructions alternative
day conscience roadLight traffic work day entertainment suitcase rain green lunch
Productive Activities The use of visual representations can promote
vocabulary retention. Task-based vocabulary-learning through
various activities can promote vocabulary learning.
Higher involvement in vocabulary production processing, such as creating a composition task or retelling a text using the learned vocabulary, can greatly contribute to vocabulary retention.
Productive Activities Still image
Short conversations from the example sentences
Skit in paragraph
Story writing
Questionnaire-1
Expected Results Participants in this study will perform
significantly better in the post dictation test. Participants will show progress in the regular
dictation tests. Participants will respond positively to the
vocabulary instructions in the questionnaire.