A STUDY ON USING THE GOLDEN HOUR STUDY OF THE BRAIN TO ENHANCE ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS AT DNTU TRỊNH THỊ A1, TRẦN THỊ B2 1Sinh viên, khoa Ngoại ngữ, trường Đại học 2Giảng viên, khoa Ngoại ngữ,.
A STUDY ON USING THE GOLDEN HOUR STUDY OF THE BRAIN TO ENHANCE ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS AT DNTU TRỊNH THỊ A1, TRẦN THỊ B2 Sinh viên, khoa Ngoại ngữ, trường Đại học Giảng viên, khoa Ngoại ngữ, trường Đại học Abstract English vocabulary is always a concerned with students but it is not easy to put them into the brain memory permanently This study was conducted helps students to get awareness about using the golden hour study of brain for applying to learn English vocabulary It also helped to contribute in learning and enriching English vocabulary which coming to be as a reference in difficulties that face students in learning English words The results were very useful and convenient to help students, teachers, educators, and university instructors by pointing out some new methods which are able to make English vocabulary learning efficiently and easily Keywords: brain memory, enhance vocabulary, golden hour learning, Introduction There are many, many reasons why learning a new language is a good and conscious idea It allows people to communicate with new others Especially, language helps people to see things from a different perspective or have got a deeper understanding of another culture diversity Besides, it helps others to become a better listener It even has health benefits, simply because studies have shown that people who speak two or more languages have more active minds in the future in their life Those are all reasons that people ought to learn any language if possible, however, you know that there are 6,500 languages spoken over the world today? With such an enormous number to choose from, why they pick English? English, the worldwide communication tool, also is universal language after their mothertongue And it is an official and important language in many countries Then in learning process, it is really paid attention very much and it is estimated that the huge number of people over the world who use English with the aim to communicate on a regular basis is two billion And 400 million people around the world speak English as their first language However, the problem that people have cannot communicate fluently and naturally It is told precisely that not have enough the amount of vocabularies to apply in reality, in other words, all of vocabulary in the memory brain of human will be faded out by the time 1.1 Background of the study Nowadays, in Vietnam, English is the dominant position in all aspects In fact, students learnt English when they are in grade in 2006 At the present, almost students have to learn English from grade and the first step of it that build a wide vocabulary by learning new words When people have the stable number of words, speaking skill as well as listening skill are improved automatically Of course, it is known that vocabulary is the key of the beginning of learning English in particular and other languages in general However, it is quite difficult to remember all of words that learnt today The problem is that after 24 hours, the vocabularies make up only 35,7% and even if on the day after tomorrow, the brain will be empty if these vocabularies not review again (Ebbinghaus, Memory, 1913) Therefore, the amount of English vocabulary is still limited when applied into Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Reading In due to fact that vocabularies are not reviewed constantly At present, in fact, the benefits of using English language are immense with Vietnamese So, vocabulary is considered as the most noticeable problem to study English throughout Vietnam in general and over the world in particular Outstandingly, the golden hour study of brain human is influence on remembering more or less Among the difficulties of learning English, vocabulary is considered as the first important part to start to approach main skills are Listening, Writing, Reading and Speaking skills For most people mastering English language, English vocabulary enhancing is an essential part, an indispensable aspect However, it is not easy for some people to learn English vocabulary and especially remember these words in usage for a long time It is also a concerned goal for everyone There is a study relating to this problem that learning English vocabulary strategies by using excellent English learners (Zhou, 2017) That does not give clear and consistent concepts about learning English Because the study only used the excellent students It should be aimed at all of students Alternatively, there is an another key advance to learning English vocabulary in the study of the golden hour study of brain was a German psychologist - Hermann Ebbinghaus who determines the content relating to experimental study of memory and the forgetting curve when learning something (Ebbinghaus, Hermann Ebbinghaus, 1885) The research tested in himself and the use of role-play in learning English vocabulary had mixed success The golden hour of memory brain is influenced very much on studying new words and levels of eternal vocabulary memory 1.2 Statement of the problem The problem is that students have a poor amount of English vocabulary in order to applied into main skills: Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Reading at the university – Dong Nai Technology University, the issue of the way to learn English vocabulary is acquired only in the lesson class and after school as long it is interested to learn And especially learning English vocabulary at the time that the brain does not active best In addition, it is influenced by the forgetting curve which is demonstrated in the Hermann’s study (Ebbinghaus, A Contribution to Experimental Psychology, 1885) According to Hermann, near 80% of information will be “evaporated” after 24 hours if not review again And it is given a prove the brain periods that work actively best that are able to called “the golden hour study” It means that the brain of human has golden hour to study English vocabularies best as well as forgettable hour to practice and review these English vocabularies again 1.3 Objectives of the study As noted above, the problem lies in that the students have the meager vocabulary as well as enrich vocabulary without success in while it is essential things in learning English There is very little research on effective vocabulary learning But only Mr Hermann’s research is the most concentrated Since then, the objectives of this study, the researcher wants to find a method to use the golden hour study of the brain to memorize vocabulary a long term and in which combines with the other method of Spaced Repetitions increases efficiency of enhancing English vocabulary maximally 1.4 Research Questions Because of the strange method, firstly, the questions will be related to the awareness of DNTU students, then, it will be asked the feeling and problems of students in learning English vocabulary by this way Focused on the problem above at DNTU, it may be formulated as follows: How awareness that students get in using golden hour study of brain to enhance English vocabulary at DNTU? To what extend does the brain memory of human influence on learning English vocabulary for students at DNTU? Literature review 2.1 Definition of terms 2.2.1 Definition of vocabulary Vocabulary is acquired incidentally through indirect exposure to words intentionally through explicit instruction in specific words and word-learning strategies Richards and Renandya state that vocabulary is a core component of language proficiency and provides much of the basic for how well learners speak, listen, read and write Richard states that vocabulary is one of the first things applied linguistics turned their attention to (C.Richards, 2002) On the other hand, vocabulary is a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined: LEXICON Merriam also said that vocabulary is a sum or stock of words employed by a language, group, individual, or work in field of knowledge and a list or collection of terms or codes available for use (as in an indexing system) (Webster, Vocabulary, 1828) 2.2.2 The golden study hour of the brain “The golden study hour of the brain” is considered as the best time that the brain acts most productively Most of us already seem to know the time when our brain is supposedly most active and alert It has to be morning, right? From religious texts, to medical treatises, have all been ranting since times immemorial that morning is the best time to the toughest tasks as your brain is most active then But being active is different than being productive Maybe the first few hours right after you get up are when you get the best ideas and are most creative But the time your brain is most productive is not morning It is at night Yes, you heard it right Do you feel tired right after you get up as if your mind has been juggling all night? If yes, here’s your answer Your brain is most active when you are asleep It’s even a proven fact that the ATP chemicals that provide energy to the cells increase at night (TNN, 2018) They have found that the time of day influences your brain’s ability to learn and the human brain learns more effectively in the evening And by identifying at what point in the day the brain is best able to operate, rehabilitation therapy can be targeted to that time, when recovery is maximized “Our research has several future applications,” Mr Sale says “If the brains of stroke patients can be artificially stimulated to improve learning, they may be able to recover better and faster.” The researchers used a magnetic coil over the head to stimulate nerve activity in the brain, and linked it to an electrical stimulus of the hand When you use your brain on perpetual overdrive, you're bound to hit productivity slumps where it feels like you're fresh out of new ideas While there's no shortage of tricks and tips to hack your way to more innovative thinking, timing is everything, says sleep doctor Dr Micheal Breus, author of The Power of When He believes working in sync with our body's natural clock is the key to unlocking success to produce our best, most creative work (Wilding, 2017) The science of "good timing" -called chronobiology -reveals peak performance is hardwired into our DNA "An inner clock embedded inside your brain has been ticking away, keeping perfect time, since you were a baby," writes Breus, "This precisely engineered timekeeper is called your circadian pacemaker, or biological clock." So, the next time you're feeling mentally sluggish, try tapping into chronobiology to perform at your best in these areas: The Best Time to Learn Something New Learning is most effective when the brain is in acquisition mode, generally between 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m and then again from 4:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m Night owls beware: think twice before pulling an all-nighter The lowest learning valley occurs between 4:00 a.m and 7:00 a.m The Best Time To Brainstorm Ironically, research has found that people are at their least creative when it's demanded the most: at the heart of the workday, between 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m Breus suggests leaning into "moments of groggy greatness" when we're slightly tired and easily distracted During these times, right and left brain communicate, which can trigger new and novel connections and spark innovative ideas (Wilding, 2017) 2.2 Methods of enhancing English vocabulary 2.2.1 Using the golden hour study of the brain If you are a student, studying is always an essential part and parcel in your life It takes patience and lots of time to establish the best time for you to study Mornings are better in studying for some people, while for others, evening or night time enables to focus more easily on their studies According to the science of “good timing”, also known as a chronobiology, peak performance is hardwired into our DNA Our biological clock, which is an inner clock embedded inside our brain since young, actually helps us decide when is our perfect timing for studying Although new discoveries prove that timing may not be everything, it is important if you want to create and perform at your best consistently That said, science has indicated that learning is most effective between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, when the brain is in an acquisition mode On the other hand, the least effective learning time is between 4:00 am and 7:00 am While there is really no one best time of the day to study, let’s take a look at the benefits of studying in the morning versus the other times of the day Studying in the Morning Most people would think that morning is the best time to study, as our brains tend to be the sharpest in the morning after a refreshing night’s sleep and breakfast The natural light available is also good for your eyes and keep you alert This period is great for opening a textbook to learn a new theory, or just reviewing your lecturer’s notes from the previous day because mornings generally give you a better recollection ability Studying in the Afternoon In the afternoon, students’ brains are good at integrating new information with what they already know During this time of day, students are able to create connections and make the information they have learned more meaningful Mornings and afternoons are better for studying also because if you get stuck midway through your study, you can always call your peers or teachers to clarify quickly, as it is the time when people are most active, or even visit the library for more information Studying at Night For some students, they have more energy later in the day Hence, the evening or night time is a more effective time for them to read and study Studying at this time also helps to improve your concentration and creativity as there are fewer distractions, and with everyone in bed, there is definitely peace and quiet Sleeping after studying is also said to consolidate information and improve recall One thing to note though, make sure you are still getting an average of to hours of sleep nightly Interestingly, some research has suggested that studying at your most tired time can help your brain retain higher concentrations of new skills, such as speaking a foreign language This apparently even has a name to it: sleeplearning Because during slow-wave sleep, the memory-consolidation process does its best work and your brain could be receiving the restoration and reactivation that it needs during its time of rest This means that studying before bedtime can help your brain learn new things, even in your sleep How to find your best time to study? That said, different timings work for different students and you can find your best time of the day to study if you consider the following factors Firstly, when are you most alert? Think about that, but different qualities of memories and alertness seem to be better at different times of the day for different people For example, you can have a better visual memory in the morning, but your critical thinking ability peaks in the afternoon Secondly, if your optimal time is prone to distractions, such as dinner time, which might disrupt your routine, it is best to find another timing Lastly, make sure you select a time that you can stick to consistently, at least for a few days every week because consistency helps ensure you study daily and improves the quality of your study time Just like each student has a unique learning style, different students may learn better at different times of the day But if you study at the same time every day, you will condition your mind and body gradually and soon, you will be in your best frame of mind for study Once you know what works best for yourself, you can start your studying routine more effectively and efficiently (Academy, 2020) Based on study above, students’ brains tend to be sharpest in the morning, after a refreshing night’s sleep and full of energy provided from breakfast (10:00 am – 2:00 pm) This makes it a good time to open a book to learn something new as well as vocabulary, or review notes from the previous day With a more alert brain, students have a better ability to recall details like names, places, dates and facts In the afternoon and evening, exactly it is from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, brains of students are good at integrating new information with what they already know During this time of day, students are able to create special connections and make the information they have learned more meaningful and eternally 2.2.2 Spaced Repetition Spaced repetition is a centuries-old psychological technique for efficient memorization & practice of skills where instead of attempting to memorize by ‘cramming’, memorization can be done far more efficiently by instead spacing out each review, with increasing durations as one learns the item, with the scheduling done by software Because of the greater efficiency of its slow but steady approach, spaced repetition can scale to memorizing hundreds of thousands of items (while crammed items are almost immediately forgotten) and is especially useful for foreign languages & medical studies (Haskell, 2009) The SRS (Spaced Repetition System) is a presentation method that gives you the information before you would forget it and makes sure that it stays constantly fresh in your mind So, you might see a word a few minutes after the first time, then a few days later, then a few weeks later etc always at the time you need to see it most to make sure it is constantly fresh in your mind It's a more complex version of the flashcard system where you have a word on one side of a card and its translation on the other You look at the word, test yourself to see if you know it and turn over the card to see the translation You couldn't get more low-tech than that even if you tried, but SRS uses 21st century technology to make this possible while considering the time dimension So how would a person like me who dislikes studying indoors, is not usually a fan of flashcards and already has a pretty good learning strategy, be interested in software for improving recall of vocabulary? Finding the time to study There are ways to make time it back from the time spent waiting – get You wait for the bus/metro/train to arrive, you wait in it while going to work/school or home, you wait in the supermarket queue/line, you wait in a traffic jam in your car, you wait when ordering coffee in the morning, you wait for your water to boil if you prepare it yourself, you wait for your friend to arrive, you wait at the doctor's/dentist's, you even wait for a minute or two in lifts, elevators, at traffic lights, when waiting for something to load on your computer, for someone to answer the door after you knock etc In most of these situations you may be alone – so if you can't talk to someone, what you do? Stare into space? Read advertisements around you? Twiddle your thumbs? Press the pedestrian cross or lift button again in frustration that nothing has happened yet? These little segments of our day fly by unutilized and actually add up to a huge amount of time wasted You can't avoid these situations – they are natural parts of your day I actually don't mind when these occasions arise! Seriously – if someone is arriving a little late, or if I just missed the bus and the next one won't come for 15 minutes, or the Internet goes down and I can't work – rather than cursing at my “bad luck”, and adding stress to my life by being angry during this time, I think to myself – great! Another chance to study some vocabulary Improving on the old-school method For several years, in these situations I would take out my phrasebook, or pocket vocabulary book for these moments, open it up to a random page and learn whatever I saw Sometimes I'd see a word I never did before and sometimes I'd see something I needed to review and had already long forgotten and need to relearn rather than just remind myself It did the job but to be honest, in retrospect it was inefficient and sloppy (Although, if you learn by listening, these moments are good times to take out your MP3 player and press play!) Randomly or even systematically going through vocabulary in order like this means that you might not review the hardest words when you need to, or you'll keep seeing the easy words too often, or you'll forget words because you didn't review them for a very long time SRS answers all of these issues by letting you decide when you should see a word again based on certain criteria (usually, how hard you felt it was) So, the easy words are pushed way off into the future, the hard ones keep constantly reappearing until you are finally happy with them, and the middledifficulty ones will reappear just when you need them most, to refresh your memory Deciding when to study a word again when you see it in a printed list is too hard, but that's where technology comes in! (Lewis) Research Methodology 3.1 The Context of the study This study was conducted at Dong Nai Technology University which is located in Bien Hoa City of Dong Nai Province DNTU was established on the basic of upgrading of Dong Nai Technical College in 2011 The university teaches diversity of majors with 15 majors at undergraduate level and major at postgraduate level Until now, it has more than 7000 students All of majors have to have English certification at B2 level except for English Language To reach the level, students must learn from the basic English 1-2-3 to the advanced English 1-2-3 So, English is essential for English non-majored students as well as English-majored students And English vocabulary is always a concerned with students but it is not easy to put them into the brain memory permanently 3.2 Research Design The study is designed to examine the possibility of using the golden study hour of the brain when learning English vocabulary The aim of the research is found out if how to enhance English vocabulary efficiently for students at DNTU by using the golden study hour of the brain, how students apply daily the way to remember all of the words that was learnt before, and the study help them keeping the learnt vocabularies into the brain memory permanently Simply because almost students who learn English vocabulary will not remember all without practicing again The data collection procedure is carried out by a questionnaire and a vocabulary test because the participants are all students at DNTU that have majored-language students and especially non-majored-language students, researchers cannot allow them to answer complex and long questions like interview or the things students not want to Moreover, in order to avoid wasting students’ time, questionnaire is the most suitable way On the other hand, researchers would like to give students an English vocabulary It takes them a lot of time to make the test but researcher only takes students that accepted to join So, it is OK 3.3 Participants The study is carried out with students at Dong Nai Technology University The sample is twenty-five students from different faculties of school such as Accounting, Business Administration, Finance and Banking… and mostly are students from Faculty of English Language Primarily, the participants of the sample are freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors from Dong Nai Technology University Because the study is carried out by ways, the participants would be divided into tables The total of contributors is who say “yes” to join the mini test for the vocabulary test and the remaining people for the questionnaire on Google form They join to evaluate electronic form and chose their answers 3.4 Research tools In order to examine the detected English vocabulary learning among students whose major is Accounting, Business Administration, Finance and Banking, etc and Faculty of English Language are mainly used in this study This study provides opportunities for students to experience the new way to enhancing English vocabulary and expand the knowledge about the golden study hour of the brain There are two main research tools consist of questionnaire and testing vocabulary 3.4.1 Questionnaire This tool plays an essential role in this research It is surely used for the research study It was carried out a survey on google form The questionnaire consisted of 15 questions Questionnaire have parts: Part 1: General background information of the respondents Part 2: Questions about the ways DNTU students learn English vocabulary Part 3: Questions about the awareness of the golden study hour of the brain 3.4.2 Testing vocabulary Giving participants new words and required them to learn all of these words until they remember all at the particular time that the brain can absorb information fastest After hours, testing those students how many vocabularies they remember vocabularies are classified levels: Level 1: words with little number of letters - Liquor (n) rượu - Jealous (adj) ganh tỵ - Clinic (n) phòng khám chữa bệnh Level 2: words with medium number of letters - Judicious (adj) có đầu óc sáng suốt - Bumblebee (n) ong nghệ - Humidity (n) Sự ẩm ướt Level 3: words with multiple number of letters - Discombobulate (v) làm cho lúng túng - Comprehension (n) Sự nhận thức, lĩnh hội - Unadventurous (adj) không liều lĩnh, không mạo hiểm In the part of testing vocabulary, the test will be designed according to the golden study hour of the brain and the forgetting curve 3.5 Data collection procedure With the aim of giving the new way to learn English vocabulary by using the golden study hour of the brain for students and if they can apply daily the method into reality to enhancing English vocabulary to develop main skills: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, would help students keeping all of learned vocabularies in the memory brain permanently to use them into English The questionnaire is carried out at Dong Nai Technology University (DNTU) on google form The link was commented in a general status of DNTU’s page All data is presented as pie charts by Google Form The researcher continuously updates evaluation data of students The whole of the questionnaire would be completed in week including make questions as well as create the questionnaire within hours, and starts to post for take evaluation within 1week for summing up the result The figures are listed in the Appendix enclosed with the questions in the questionnaire On the other hand, the vocabulary test is done with a stable number of participants well The researcher will not force to learn immediately in order that participants would feel they are comfortable and quiet to learn English vocabularies And the test is taken by the participants at the golden time to be listed It takes about thirty to forty minutes for them to learn ten English vocabularies given before After learning all of words by heart, they are required that had to come back for the memory test of those English vocabularies after hours (that is at 3:00 pm) by choosing Obviously, it is not sure for exactly hours, there could be a difference but the test is done well with students’ voluntary and help 3.6 Data analysis procedure In this study, quantitative data are collected through questionnaire and a vocabulary test Both are conducts with all the participant who are studying at DNTU The questionnaire conducts in English language All data is presented as pie charts by Google Form And Google Form continuously updates evaluation data of students About the vocabulary test, the participants are invited accidentally in DNTU’s yard and of course, only choosing people who volunteer to take part in the test Fortunately, there are 52 students agreed out of 62 They have an ask to learn vocabularies by heart and after hours, they come back the place at first to test the memory of those vocabularies All data is automatically analyzed all of figures that the researcher entered into Results and Discussion 4.1 Analysis of results General information of the demographics The gender distributions of the participants are 24 males (38,7%), 34 females (54,8%) and others (6,5%) in the questionnaire (Table 1) The gender distributions of the participants are 52 students (84,2%) out of 62 students totally in the questionnaire to join the vocabulary testing (Table 2) Table Demographic Gender Distribution in the Questionnaire Frequency Percent (%) Male 24 38,7 Female 34 54,8 Others 6,5 Total 62 100 Table Demographic Gender Distribution in the Vocabulary Testing Frequency Percent (%) Say “Yes” 52 84,2 Say “No” 10 15,8 Total 62 100 Accordingly, it mainly shows the information of the level at DNTU, referring to the students those who are freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors About level of students, there are all 62 students of DNTU It can be seen each pie having quietly same size But senior holds the highest percentage with 30,6% are 19 students The second position is lower than person is junior There are 18 students with 29% Sophomore has 14 students with 22,6% And 17,7% is the proportion with 11 students It can explain clearly in the Figure Figure Participants’ level The most of students’ major, it mainly illustrates the amount of DNTU students with many different majors such as Finance and Banking, Business Administration, Accountant, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology (IT), English Language and Engineering Industry, etc English language holds the highest proportion with 23 students (40,4%) There are students who study Finance and Banking with 15,8% students study Business Administration with 14% The remaining amount are Accountants with 7%, Mechanical Engineering with 7,1%, Information Technology with 8,9%, and small proportions are Land Management, Engineering Industry with 3% and 3,8% respectively It can be seen clearly in the Figure Figure Participants’ major When comparing the students’ time periods of English instruction with their level as well as considered their age, which range - experience years with 41,9% (26 students) At the of 18 students have been studying between - years with 29% and one group of students who have been studying English for 1-3 years with 11,3% Students study English more years and 10 years that hold students with 8,1% and students with 9,7% respectively This pie chart shows the information from time of English study experiences It is illustrated in the Figure Figure Participants’ English learning experience Figure can explain the English study regularity of DNTU students, it mainly shows the majority of students sometimes learn English vocabulary holding 37,1% (23 students), there are 15 students usually learning English vocabulary with 24,2%; students learn everyday that getting 21% (13 students), and about the remaining is 11 students with 17,7% learning every day Figure Participants’ English study regularity The all of students’ study as well as future job have also English vocabulary especially in demand 16 students with 26,2% wanted to learn – words in once, 12 students with 19,7%% learn about – words Surprisingly, the students who wanted to learn more words such as – 7, – 9, – 10 and more than 10 words with (13,1%), 10 (16,4%), (13,1%), (11,5%) students respectively The majority of participants have 41 learning English vocabulary in free time, which stand at 66,1% There are students have learned in the evening in a closely equal ratio which defers only by 12.9% In the morning and at night have students learn English vocabulary with the same percentage 9,7% And the lowest one is 3% that students learn in the afternoon Out of the total survey participants, 43.8% are remembering these words they learnt after 2-4 hours, 26.6% of participants remembering after – hours and 29.7% after day This reflects on the time allotment to learn English vocabulary and the method to learn of the participants better English Vocabulary Methods Out of 62 people joining the survey, only respondent used ways to learn English vocabulary that includes reciting the mind and reading words over and over again They have been questioned about the ways to learn that affect their amounts of words This has been clarified using a predefined set of vocabulary learning methods from which respondents can choose one or more factors that influence this Furthermore, a provision has also been made for respondents to express any other factors which they feel has affected their amount of learnt words The responses have been as follows: As can be seen from this chart 9, the volume of students who chose to learn English vocabulary by copying words on paper accounted for the largest (50%), and was proximity one third as many as the quantity of both ganders who chose the methods which are reciting in mind, taking example with words and reading words over and over again Meanwhile, the proportion of students choosing items and that are both reciting in mind and reading words over and over again are the lowest, about 1.6% Awareness of using the golden study hour of the brain The respondents have mainly identified the awareness for the way to use the golden study hour of the brain to learn English vocabulary more easily, effectively and permanently This has been clarified by the following question for which their responses were as follows: Figure Awareness of participants about golden hour learning Looking at the Figure for more details, the rates of students who have not known about this method taking one third in total and this is approximately true for that of the percentages of both genders who chose “Yes” with 36.4% Furthermore, the quantity of students who perhaps, knew this method is lower than the two mentioned figures, about more than 20% Surprisingly, there was just about 1.5% of students who still concerned if they have heart about the method or not And with the question about the word review of participants, the proportion of them say “Yes” stood the highest one with 47.6% About “Maybe” and “No” accounted for a difference of about 2% This proves that nearly half of respondents are also concerned in checking and reviewing the vocabulary that they have learnt before The best time to learn English vocabulary According to the Figure 6, the percentage of students who thought that the best period of time for the brain to storm is from 4:00pm to 10:00pm was the highest, about 39% and the similar was true for that of the quantity of both genders choosing 4:00am to 7:00am In contrast, the proportion of teenagers who chose their suitable time to learn is from 10:00am to 2:00pm was 21% Surprisingly, the number of students who chose the rest answers was moderately equal Figure Attitude of participants toward the best time of brain to learn The number of both genders who really applied the brainstorm period mentioned in Question 12 was nearly three-quarters of the total number and it was as approximately four times as the rates of students who chose "Maybe" As a result, the quantity of both genders who did not take up this method accounted for the lowest Based on the both above figure charts, the transparent fact is that 45 respondents out of 62 respondents who answered the question 14, which is 75%, say "Yes" to apply the golden study hour of the brain to enhance English vocabulary However, out of remaining percentage is 20% of whom say "Maybe" And 5% chose "No" So, the number of students want to enhance English vocabulary as well as apply this method to learn that take four fifths in total as much as participants not apply and might apply If the combination between Agree and Strongly Agree that learning English 4.2 Discussion recommendation and 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 Based on the figures of the survey, learning English vocabulary depends on the time and methods vocabulary at the golden study hour of the brain is a good idea to remember permanently, more 75% of respondents chose That is in proportion to their desire to apply this way in the question 14 Our ongoing research includes using the golden study hour of the brain to learn English Vocabulary and Spaced Repetition method View pages’ summary of our initial project objectives and early results A summary of our results to date, aimed primarily at the development of learning English vocabulary for students by the new method with easily, quickly and permanently More photographic sketch, meant primarily for scientists, are presented below (Figure 7) Figure Hermann Ebbinghaus with his work It is the line of forgetting in the illustration above According to this graph (Figure 8), your memory is like a sandy beach, your ability to recall any information will decrease over time, because waves of information are constantly hitting and swept away Accordingly, as soon as you read, hear, see something, of course someone asks about it you will immediately answer But after only hours, you will forget about 50%, after day, you will forget about 70%, and after a week you will forget 90%, this is the vague feeling, "remember the gutter" (remember, but don't remember clearly what it is) Figure The line of forgetting of Hermann Ebbinghaus After learning something our memory of it will decline over time unless we review The more review it, the stronger we make the memory, the longer we can remember it When exposed to the same material repeatedly, it takes less time to pull the information from your long-term memory So, that is the reason why you should learn English vocabulary at the golden study hour of the brain to help increase the high remembering ability and mix with Spaced Repetition Method in order to make all of learnt words have been in mind permanently Based on the result of the study, the researcher puts some suggestions to the following parties For the researchers The researchers should be more researches on the specific effects of the combination between the golden study hour of the brain and Spaced Repetition method The writer would like to suggest other researchers to conduct further studies on this topic Future research may investigate the same topic, but with different data be more valid The current investigation is limited by time, so the writer did not go deeper in the discussion of languages of students’ conclusions The writer suggests next researchers to go deeper in the discussion of using the golden study hour of the brain to learn English vocabulary of students’ projects conclusions when they conduct research on the same topic For the teachers It is hoped that this research can encourage them to consider a better way in teaching vocabulary to improve the students’ ability in English vocabulary mastery The teacher also can apply interesting methods to develop the students’ ability, use the interesting materials that Ebbinghaus recommended likes flashcards that will make the students remember in mind better For the students The students have to improve their vocabulary, especially about core vocabulary It is suggested to be more aware of the importance of cohesion that English is necessary in the future job Vocabulary is the element a whole as well as a way functions to create meaningful language communication in which is one of the most prominent usefulness of language itself to be able to percept and interpret in a proper way Therefore, English learners should apply the new method for enhancing vocabulary affected the number of word retention in mind Depending on the method, they will learn and remember about 50% after hours and about 33% after day learnt In addition, the mentioned time above when learners load vocabulary, it should be applied because that is the moments the brain functions at its best, efficient and 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