Teaching english vocabulary to the first year students at nghe an trading and tourism vocational college masters thesis in education

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING VINH UNIVERSITY NGUYEN THI LAN HUONG TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY TO THE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT NGHE AN TRADING AND TOURISM VOCATIONAL COLLEGE MASTER‘S THESIS IN EDUCATION Nghệ An, 2014 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING VINH UNIVERSITY NGUYEN THI LAN HUONG TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY TO THE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT NGHE AN TRADING AND TOURISM VOCATIONAL COLLEGE Major: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Code: 60140111 MASTER‘S THESIS IN EDUCATION SUPERVISOR: NGUYEN GIA VIET, Ph.D Nghệ An, 2014 STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I certify that the thesis entitled ―Teaching English vocabulary to the first-year students at Nghe An Trading and Tourism Vocational College” is the result of my own work, and that the thesis or my any parts of the same has not been submitted to any university or institution Vinh, August 2014 Author’s signature Nguyen Thi Lan Huong i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr Nguyen Gia Viet, for his kind help, careful guidance, valuable advice and encouragement from shaping the first draft till the completed thesis I am also grateful to the head of Foreign Language Department of Nghe An Tourism-Trading Vocational College, Mrs Le Thi Mai Hong, my colleagues and students of K18D1 and 18D2 who helped me much to finish the methodology of the research I wish to thank my parents and my loved family who love, care and support and encourage me a lot in the production of this study Finally, I am too aware that despite all the advice and assistance, I fell that the thesis is far from perfect, it is, therefore, my sole responsibilities for any inadequacies that it may be considered to have ii ABSTRACT Students at Nghe An Trading and Tourism College have many difficulties in learning English Vocabulary ―How to help students to learn vocabulary better?‖ is always a question for teachers at Nghe An Trading and Tourism Vocational College To improve vocabulary learning and teaching, two questionnaires are designed and directed to 70 students and 10 teachers The findings discuss the difficulties in teaching and learning vocabulary of both teacher and students and the methods they use to teach and learn vocabulary Simultaneously, some techniques of teaching and learning vocabulary better are recommended based on the findings of this survey iii C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an TABLE OF CONTENTS ABERIVIATION…………………………………………………………… … LISTS OF TABLES…………………………………………………………… … LISTS OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………… Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Aims and objectives of the study 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Significance of the study 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Methods of the study 10 1.7 Organization of the thesis 10 Chapter 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 12 2.1 Vocabulary 12 2.1.1 What is vocabulary? 12 2.1.2 Types of vocabulary 13 2.1.3 Importance of vocabulary 15 2.1.4 What vocabulary to teach: criteria for selection 16 Learnability 19 2.1.5 Vocabulary in learning English as foreign language 19 2.1.6 How to teach vocabulary 20 2.1.7 Current trends in L2 vocabulary teaching 24 2.2 Teachers' beliefs 25 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an 2.2.1 Teachers‘ beliefs 25 2.2.2 Research on teachers‘ beliefs and teaching practices………… 26 2.2.3 Teachers‘ perceptions of learner difficulty 30 2.2.4 Teachers‘ reception of vocabulary teaching 31 2.3 Previous studies on vocabulary teaching and learning 35 2.4 Summary 38 Chapter 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 39 3.1 Participants 39 3.2 Sites 40 3.3 Rationale of using the survey method 40 3.3.1 Questionnaire 40 3.3.2 Data collection procedures 42 3.4 Summary 43 Chapter 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 44 4.1 Students‘ understanding in terms of English vocabulary learning 44 4.2 Teachers‘ understanding in terms of vocabulary teaching 47 4.3 The students‘ performance in their English vocabulary learning 50 4.4 Teachers‘ performance in vocabulary teaching 52 Chapter 5: CONCLUSION 56 5.1 Summary of findings 56 5.2 Implications 56 5.2.1 For teaching 56 5.2.2 For learning 56 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an 5.3 Suggestion for future research 57 Suggestions for Vocabulary Teaching and Learning 57 5.4.1 Teaching vocabulary through games 57 5.4.2 Teaching vocabulary through audio-visual aids and video clips 59 5.4.3 Using synonyms and antonym 59 5.4.4 Pair and group works 60 5.4.5 Role play 60 5.4.6 Using Mind-mapping 60 5.4.7 Using diagrams 63 5.4.8 Using flash cards 63 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an ABERIVIATION ESL: English as a Second Language EFL: English as a Foreign Language CLT: Communicative Language Teaching ELLs: English language learners TPLD: Teachers‘ perceptions of learner difficulty SLA: Second language acquisition %: Percent Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an LISTS OF TABLES Table 4.1 Perceived contents of vocabulary learning ……………… …… 45 Table 4.2 Students‘ knowledge of vocabulary is helpful for their vocabulary learning………………………………………………………… 47 Table 4.3 Perceived contents of vocabulary learning 48 Table 4.4 Teachers‘ knowledge of vocabulary is helpful for their vocabulary teaching 50 Table 4.5: The methods students usually use in learning vocabulary ……… 50 Table 4.6: The methods teachers usually use in teaching vocabulary 52 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an synonyms and antonyms to teach my pupils I feel that the pupil comprehend the lesson more quickly For example: when giving ―cold‖, I simply say: ―cold‖ means not ―hot‖ or I use the symbol bad # good, bike = bicycle However, we should be careful in using these synonyms and antonyms, since it is not always possible to find words of similar or opposite meanings 5.4.4 Pair and group works Group and pair works is very effective teaching strategy for teaching a foreign language, as students improve their spoken skills and overcome shyness It is also an important method to generate new ideas It maintains students ' interest as they remain focused on the task No doubt that it increases the work load for teacher as he/she has to prepare the topic very carefully in advance and remain alert during the class to provide suitable feedback at the right time 5.4.5 Role play Role play is a spontaneous conversation between two pupils who are imagining they are other pupils or imagining they are in a different situation Role play is generally used for free speaking practice The students want to have role play, they have to remember vocabulary The teacher gives puppets in stead of personality in conversation The students come to the blackboard and role play following the puppets This activity will offer opportunities for free use language Moreover, this activity makes the pupils feel confident in front of class The pupils will benefit from it when they come to secondary school 5.4.6 Using Mind-mapping Mind mapping is creative note-taking method, which eases us to remember much information (De Porter, Readon, and Nourie, 1999:175) The best mind mapping is colourful and used much pictures and symbols; usually like an art Buzan (1993:1) states that mind mapping is a powerful graphic technique, which provides a universal key to unlock the potential of brain Mind mapping technique imitates the thinking process, namely possible us to move from one topic to another 60 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an topics back and forth Recording the information through symbols, pictures, emotional meaning and colours, exactly the same like our brains process it A pattern which at least consists of picture, symbol and color that will not just help the students to understand the vocabulary knowledge but also makes the students feel good, enjoyable and attract their brain which at last lead them to have interest in mastery vocabulary knowledge Example 1: 61 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan 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may be easily understood through the use of diagrams For example, to explain the meaning of the following words such as: hot, warm, cool, and cold I may make use of the temperature measurement Hot Warm Cool Cold In another example, in order to introduce ―school‖, I may start drawing the diagrams as follows: Kindergarten Primary Secondary High University 5.4.8 Using flash cards Flash-card technology is still better than the most expensive educational computer gear that you can buy It is the quickest way to get just the repetition that you need on just the words that you need to repeat It is tried and true And it is inexpensive Using index cards or a pack of blank business cards, write the target words and phrases on the cards, putting one language on the front and the other on the back As you review the words, proceeding through the stack, separate the words into two piles: those you understand immediately, and those you not Keep going through the yet-unlearned words until you attain a 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77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an REFERENCES 1) Allen, V.F (1983) Techniques in Teaching Vocabulary Oxford University Press 2) Borg, M (2001) Teachers’ beliefs ELT Journal, 55(2), 186-188 3) Borg, S (2003) Teacher cognition in language teaching: A review of research on what language teachers think, know, believe, and Language Teaching, 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York: Longman 14) Hiebert, E H (in press), Teaching and learning vocabulary: Bringing scientific research to practice, Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum 66 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an 15) Lai,Yu-Ling (2005) Teaching vocabulary learning strategies: awareness, beliefs, and practices: A survey of Taiwanese efl 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(1989) Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary London 28) Schmitt, N., & McCarthy, M (1997) Editors’ comments – acquisition section 67 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an 29) Sökmen, A J (1997) Current trends in teaching second language vocabulary 30) Stevens, D (1980) ―Functional Englishes (ESP)‖ Teaching English as an International Language: From Practice to Principles Oxford: Pergamon Press 31) Takač, V P (2008) Vocabulary learning strategies and second language acquisition Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters 32) Taylor, L (1990) Teaching and learning Vocabulary New York: Prentice Hall 33) Taylor, L (1990) Teaching and Learning Vocabulary Hertfordshire: Prentice Hall 34) Wallace, M (1998) Teaching Vocabulary Oxford: Heinemann 35) Walter, E (ed) (1995) Cambridge Word Selector Cambridge: C.U.P 36) Webster's Dictionary (1993) 37) Willis, D (1990) The Lexical Syllabus, A New Approach to Language Teaching London: Collins 38) Wright and Haleem Safia (1996), Visuals for the Language Classroom 68 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an APPENDIX SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE (For students) This questionnaire is designed to seek for the information of students about the difficulties of both teachers and students in teaching and learning English vocabulary, and their strategies for teaching and learning vocabulary in Nghe An Vocational Trading and Tourism college The answer will be used as important data for the research not for any other purposes The answer, therefore, should be frank and accurate to your own ideas and teaching context Thank you very much for your cooperation! I Please tick in the box that fit your idea Question In your opinion, what is the position of vocabulary in English learning?  Very important 37 52%  Important 23 33%  Not important 10 15% Question What contents does vocabulary learning refer to?  Pronunciation and spelling of words 20 29%  Pronunciation, spelling and the meaning in the word list 25 36%  Collocations of words 17 24% 14%  All the meanings related to the item Question In your opinion, what is the difficulty in your vocabulary learning?  Pronunciation 13%  Spelling 16 23%  Meaning 28 40%  Word collocations 17 24% Question In your opinion, what knowledge you have learned is helpful for your vocabulary learning?  Lexical knowledge (suffix, root, and stem of words) 69 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn 14 20% C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an  Contexts of word 21 30%  Western Culture 19 27%  Native language 7%  Society-related knowledge 9%  Word collocations 7% Question ―How you usually learn vocabulary?‖  By reading repeatedly 21 30%  By writing automatically 25 36%  By analyzing affixes and roots 14 20%  By association 11%  By keeping word cards with pictures, 3% photographs, objects, etc Question How you feel learning English vocabulary?  Headache 25 36%  Boring 31 44%  Interesting 13%  Very interesting 7% Question How you feel your efficiency in vocabulary learning?  Inefficient 22 31%  Not very efficient 34 49%  Efficient 11%  Very efficient 9% II Please answer the following questions Yếu tố khiến cho bạn gặp trở ngại học từ vựng tiếng Anh? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… 70 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an Theo bạn, phương pháp giảng dạy từ vựng giáo viên có giúp bạn dễ tiếp thu vốn từ vựng hay không? Giáo viên nên bổ sung thêm điều để việc tiếp thu từ vựng sinh viên đạt hiệu cao nhất? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… Phương pháp học từ vựng mà bạn cho hiệu bạn? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… 71 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an APPENDIX SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE (For teachers) This questionnaire is designed to seek for the information of students about the difficulties of both teachers and students in teaching and learning English vocabulary, and their strategies for teaching and learning vocabulary in Nghe An Vocational Trading and Tourism College The answer will be used as important data for the research not for any other purposes The answer, therefore, should be frank and accurate to your own ideas and teaching context Thank you very much for your cooperation! I Please tick in the box that fit your idea Question In your opinion, what is the position of vocabulary in language teaching?  Very important  Important  Not important Question What contents does vocabulary teaching refer to?  Pronunciation, spelling and the meaning in the wordlist  Different meanings of an item in different contexts  Collocations of words Question In your opinion, what is the difficulty in your vocabulary teaching?  Pronunciation  Spelling  Meaning  Word collocations Question In your opinion, what knowledge you have learned is helpful for your vocabulary teaching?  Lexical knowledge 72 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an  Contexts of vocabulary  Cultures  Society-related knowledge  Native language  Word collocations Question How you usually teach vocabulary?  Ask students to read after me  Explain the meaning listed in the text and make sentence examples  Explain the root, stem, affix etc  Explain the collocations of a word Question How you feel teaching English vocabulary?  Boring  Interesting  Headache  Very interesting Question How you feel your efficiency of vocabulary teaching?  Not very efficient  Inefficient  Efficient  Very efficient II Please answer the following questions Khó khăn lớn việc giảng dạy từ vựng cho sinh viên gì? …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 73 Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn C.33.44.55.54.78.65.5.43.22.2.4 22.Tai lieu Luan 66.55.77.99 van Luan an.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.33.44.55.54.78.655.43.22.2.4.55.22 Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an.Tai lieu Luan van Luan an Do an Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhd 77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.77.99.44.45.67.22.55.77.C.37.99.44.45.67.22.55.77t@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn.Stt.010.Mssv.BKD002ac.email.ninhddtt@edu.gmail.com.vn.bkc19134.hmu.edu.vn