The effects of using sense relations in learning english vocabulary of 9th

VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tâm USING SENSE RELATIONS TO IMPROVE LEARNING TH ENGLISH VOCABULARY OF GRADE STUDENTS IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HANOI Ảnh hưởng việc sử dụng mối quan hệ nghĩa vào việc học từ vựng học sinh lớp trường THCS Hà Nội M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 8140231.01 Hanoi – 2023 VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** USING SENSE RELATIONS ON VOCABULARY LEARNING OF 8TH GRADE STUDENTS IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HANOI Sử dụng mối quan hệ nghĩa để cải thiện việc học từ vựng học sinh lớp trường THCS Hà Nội M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: Supervisor: Dr Hanoi – 2023 DECLARATION I hereby certify that the thesis entitled “Using sense relations to improve vocabulary learning for 8th grade students at a secondary school in Ha Noi ” is the result of my own research for the Degree of Master at the University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, and this thesis has not been submitted for any other degrees Ha Noi, 2023 Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to send my sincere gratitude to Dr Hoang Van Van for helping me finish this study This paper would not be finished without his sincere patience and encouraging guidance His patience and helpful advice helped me confidently express my ideas into this paper Furthermore, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all my lecturers at the Faculty of Post-graduate Studies, University of Languages and International Studies for their valuable lectures which have helped me a great deal in gaining a lot of theoretical as well as practical knowledge My special thanks are for the principal and teachers at a secondary school in Hanoi that helped me carry out the study and for 40 grade-8 students who took part in the experimental teaching by using sense relations Finally, I would like to express my deep gratitude and love to my beloved parents, my brothers, my husband and my friends who supported and encouraged me to complete this thesis ii ABSTRACT Vocabulary learning is an essential part of language learning because the meaning of new words is often emphasized, whether in books or in the classroom The use of sense relations in vocabulary instruction is investigated in this thesis It begins with a summary of various sense relations, such as hyponymy, antonymy, and synnonymy Then it provides numerous examples of how to include each sense relation into vocabulary instruction Vietnamese students sometimes struggle to master vocabulary Due to their learning patterns and learning processes, they are unable to recall words when needed and to retain words at all Based on literature review, it is found that sense relations can have positive effects on vocabulary learning This thesis is entitled “Using sense relations to improve vocabulary learning for 8th grade students at a secondary school in Ha Noi” which aims to find out the improvement of the use of sense relations in teaching vocabulary This research was a quantitative and qualitative method To obtain the data, test, the questionnaire and the interview were used In selecting the sample, the writer used purposive sampling The sample was the students in class 8A1 of a secondary school which consisted of 40 students The test's findings suggested that applying sense relations could help pupils become more proficient with English vocabulary In addition, the English teacher offered some recommendations for using sense relations in vocabulary instruction based on the study of the interview It is clear that sense relations contribute to students' successful vocabulary learning iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ELT : English Language Teaching Q : Question SR : Sense Relations iv LIST OF FIGURES, CHARTS AND TABLES Figure 1.1: Example of hyponymy relation Chart 3.1: Frequency Distribution of Pre-test Chart 3.2: Frequency Distribution of Post-test Table 2.1: Summary of the questions in the students‘ questionnaire Table 2.2 : Data collection procedure Table 3.1: Students‘ habits of vocabulary learning at home v TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii ABSTRACT iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS iv LIST OF FIGURES, CHARTS AND TABLES v PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale for the study Aims and objectives of the study Research Questions Scope of the study Significance of the study Methods of the study Organization of the study PART 2: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 Vocabulary 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 The importance of vocabulary 1.1.3 Types of vocabulary 1.2 Vocabulary teaching 1.2.1 Vocabulary teaching process 1.2.2 Techniques in teaching vocabulary 1.2.2.1 Visual techniques 1.2.2.2 Verbal techniques 1.3 Vocabulary learning 11 1.3.1 Vocabulary acquisition process 1 1.3.2 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