effectiveness of educational games as a tool in teaching english vocabulary to young learners at elementary level

L THANG LONG UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GRADUATION PAPER EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL GAMES AS A TOOL IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY TO YOUNG LEARNERS AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL Supervisor: Phi Thi Thu Trang (Ph.D) Student’s name: Nguyén Thi Hong Hué Student’s code: A38360 Major: English language Hanoi, October 2023 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have contributed to the successful completion of my research study on "Effectiveness of educational games in teaching English vocabulary to young learners at elementary level" and the subsequent completion of my graduate paper First and foremost, I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to my supervisor, Ms Phi Thi Thu Trang for her guidance, support, and valuable insights throughout the entire research process Her expertise and experience have been instrumental in shaping the direction and quality of this study I am truly grateful for her patience, encouragement, and timely feedback, which greatly contributed to the improvement and completion of this paper I would also like to extend my appreciation to the faculty members of English Language Department, who have imparted valuable knowledge to us during our time studying at Thang Long University Thanks to the guidance and instruction of my teachers, my academic learning journey became richer and my graduate paper can be completed well Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude to the young learners who participated in this study Their willingness to be involved and their commitment to the research process have been crucial in gathering the necessary data for analysis Their enthusiasm and cooperation have made this study possible, and I am truly grateful for their time and support Due to the first-time exposure to the research and the limited time and knowledge, my study still has some shortcomings I look forward to receiving valuable comments from the lectures to improve this thesis and raise my consciousness Yours sincerely, Nguyễn Thị Hồng Huệ | HANG LONG STATEMENT FROM CANDIDATE UNIVERSITY This graduation paper contains no material which has been submitted for examination in any other course or accepted for any other degree or diploma in any university To the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text Supervisor’s signature Student’s signature TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT cssscssssssssssssssoscsscssenecssssssssessssssccssccssscscessccessoscnscoososssesesensesesscees 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 0 scsscccccseesscccncsccsnscessscccsensecsssesensnseens 2 1.1 Rationale of the ai 2a 2 1.2 Purbposes of the SfUỦYY .-ĂĂ.H H T.H H.H n0.T.00.0.07.00.7 x5 3 IS 7 3 I0) i-v noi 1i 2 4 1.5 Scope Ofthe stUỦ)y -. - - HH HT H807 00211 0e 4 1.6 Research MetlhhOdS ó5 H H 0 .n0 0.07.10.00.07-91-00 4 1.7 Significance of the SẦUdẨV .Á n .H.H 0.1-00-101-12-crg 5 1.8 Organization Of the SEUd - - ng HH ng 00 01002 eh 5 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW cccsccssssssscsssssccsssscecsscesesseseees 6 2.1 Review of related ÍIt€TAfLIG 2 - 5 HH ng 6 2.2 PreVIOUS f©S€ATCẨh Q9 v0 11 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOCY SH n0 1.06 08s 5e 16 SN ốc 0n ẽ ae 16 3.2 Sampling & population 0P 16 3.3 Researclh 1TISÉTUTTI€TIÉS G.5 S 3 .n-g 17 3.4 Research DrOC€dUTS - -.G2 s.ọ n.ọ 0-v 18 CHAPTER 4: RESEAIRCH EINDINGS .co S.1 9.1 11.856.566o856G 56 20 4.1 Research question 1 ees a 20 4.2 Research Question 2 .- cọ 0 0 096 25 4.3 Research on ố 27 CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS cseeessseee 34 nh) có on o 34 5.2 COFiCÏUISIOTNS G Q00 Sơ 37 5.3 Limifations ofthe Researcln 4.s «.s.ọ .n g 38 5.4 Recormmmmn€eT2fiOTAS .- - - - - c4 00000 40 REEERENCTE .o 5-55 S Họ HH TH 0 T0 00.060006.0 0006.000 10000000060 0006 42 APPENDICTES Ăn n0 00050688900005668009005000080009068009% 48 | HẠNG tong LIST OE TABLES UNIVERSITY Table 3.1 Information about the Gender 1n Both GrOUS -. «.