Using visual aids and games to hepl primary pupils learning english better a case of study at cam SOm 2 primary school in ben tre province

TAY DO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE BA RESEARCH PROPOSAL USING VISUALAIDS AND GAMES TO HELP PRIMARY PUPILS LEARi\ING ENGLISH BETTER A CASE OF STUDYAT CAM SON PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BEN TRE PROVII\CE Supervisor , TAT THIEN Student THIJ, M Ed NAme: NGUYEN THI Code: 1157010057 Class: English I I F.UdNG: DHTAY DO ! -rrrf y1f u -' Can Tho, May 2015 H{NH THU ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My research has been completed with a lot of encouragement and support from my teachers, friends, and family First, I would like to express my deep gratitude to my supervisor Tat Thien Thu, M.Ed for her valuable advice, suggestions, and support Although she was really busy with her teaching, she usually spent time to give me advice, meeting, and encouraging me to implement Without her, my study would not have been completed I really thank for her help and advice Second, I would like to send my thanks to my friends and my roommates They are really good friends When I faced difficulties, my friends were willing to give me their time and useful opinions to help me overcome those obstacles Finally, my thanks is expressed to my family In fact, all family members gave me the strongest motivations during the process of conducting my research They are always the most stable mainstay that encourages me to overcome challenges in my life COMMENTS It ABSTRACT English is the most common language in the world Therefore not only adult but also children study English According to Vietnam Project 2020, Primary pupils start study this language at grade It is a strange and new subject for them to study, so not only primary pupils face many problems when learning, but also teachers too To help primary pupils and teachers reduce obstacles, the researcher conduct this research The researcher hopes that the use of visual aids and games can help primary pupils learn English better and teachers can teach English more effectively Two main research tools: questionnaire and interview are used to collect data The findings will show the level games and visual aids to teach English for primary pupils lll of effectiveness of using TABLE OF CONTENT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS COMMENTS ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.l.Rationale I.2.Organization CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.l.Kids'language acquisition 2.2.Common methods of teaching English to primary ii .iii iv pupils .4 Response 2.2.2.Audio lingual Method 2.2.3.Communicative Language Teaching .5 class .5 2.z.l.Total Physical Z.3.Games and the roles of games in kid 2.3.l.Definition of games 2.3.2.Roles of .6 games c1ass 2.5 Visual aids and the roles of using visual aid in English class 2.4 Popular games and visual aids used in kid .9 aids 2.5.2.Roles of visual aids 2.5.l.Definition of visual CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH AIMS _ RESEARCH QUESTIONS HYPOTHESIS 3.1 Research aims Research questions 11 3.3 Hypothesis CHAPTER 4: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY i IV 11 11 12 t2 Design 4.2 P articipants 12 4.3 Research instruments t2 CHAPTER 5: EXPECTED OUTCOME v 16 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION Chapter I presents the rationale of the study related to better learning English of primary pupils through the use of visual aids and games The organization of the study is also described in this chapter 1.1 Rationale Nowadays, apart from degree and experience, English becomes company's criterion in recruitment because they are not only business in domestic but also cooperative with other nations in the world Along this trend, the number of foreigners coming to Vietnam to business and travel is increasing Most of them are native speakers of English Although others come from non-English speaking countries, they also use English to communicate Therefore, English is the most common international language in the world For this reason, the number of people who study English grow up more and more In Vietnam, although English is still used as a foreign, a lot of Vietnamese people have been learning English to expect a chance to find out a good job in this globalization age More importantly, English is considered as a compulsory subject at school and university It is one of the most important criteria to assess a student's academic competence stipulation of Vietnam the Ministry of Education and Training According to Project "Teaching and learning a foreign language in the national education system Period 2008 - 2020" (hereinafter will be referred to as Project 2020) approved by the Prime Minister in September 2008, English has entered in education program at primary schools in nationwide starting from grade to the l2th grade That help Vietnamese children approach English earlier and more naturally learning English needs long - because term training, and when learners are young they will study sounds, intonation, and pronunciation more easily Primary pupils can study English in parallel with Vietnamese, which can help them develop two languages well at the same time However, learning and teaching a new language is quite difficult at the initial of learning English Primary pupils can face some problems and it is very hard for teachers to find effective ways to help pupils love and learn English better Textbooks and lesson plans of teachers are essential parts to contribute to the successful classroom To my quick survey in primary schools, textbooks are unlively materials They are not a means of good knowledge without the active support of teachers In addition, no visual aids used in English class, discourages primary pupils to study English well Moreover, games are not often used in teaching English in primary school, teachers teach English by traditional methods instead of using games Whereas, games are also effective in teaching English for children Playing games in class helps classroom space more vivid and pupils will feel like learning English There after that, they can remember new words in the easy and long - term ways For these reasons, I want to conduct a research on "Using visual aids and games to help primary pupils learning English better A case of study at Cam Son Primary School in Ben Tre Province" with the hope that I can raise the primary school teacher's awareness of using visual aids and games to teach English for Kids 1.2 Organization This research includes five chapters The first chapter of the study is Introduction The next chapter is Literature review Besides that, Research aims Research questions content of - chapter - Hypothesis are stated in chapter Research Methodology is the The final chapter is the Expected outcome and Besides, Appendice and Reference are referred at the end of the research Here is the outline in detail Chapter Chapter I introduces the rationale and organization of the study mentions the literature review It learns about kids' language acquisition, common methods of teaching English to primary pupils This also presents the roles of games in kid class and the roles of using visual aid in English class Chapter stated three main parts; this is research aims, research questions and hypothesis Chapter focuses on research methodology This chapter shows the participants and research instruments The instruments consist of interview (for teachers) and questionnaire Chapter consists of expected outcome; well organized J it makes the research more clearly and CHAPTER LITERATURE REVIEW This chopter presents the psycholog,,of primary pupils Besides, it introduces the common methods of teaching English to primary pupils Furthermore, this chapter also presents definition and the role of games in kids' class In addition, it mention on popular games and yisual aids use in kids' class The final part of this chapter is the definition and the role of using visual aids in English class 2.1 Kids' language acquisition One of the earliest scientific explanations of language acquisition was provided by Skinner (1957) accounted As one of the pioneers of behaviorism, he for language development by means of environmental influence Skinner argued that children learn language based on behaviorist reinforcement principles by associating words with meanings Correct utterances are positively reinforced when the child realizes the communicative value phrases For example, when the child says 'milk' and the mother of words and will smile and give her some as a result, the child will find this outcome rewarding, enhancing the child's language development (Ambridge & Lieven, 2011) Cruz-Ferreira (2008) stated that all children acquire language in the same way, regardless of what language they use or the number of languages they use To Cruz- Ferreira, acquiring a language is like learning to play a game Therefore, children must learn the rules of the language game, for example how to articulate words and how to put them together in ways that are acceptable to the people around them 2.2.Common methods of teaching English to primary pupils Teaching English for primary pupils have a lot of methods, the three following methods are the common which teachers are applying in English kids' class: r Government by rules: it is accclnrpanied by the awareness o1'a dif terent reality Game is also defined by Katie Salcn and Eric Zimmerman (2003) as firllows," A game is a systetn in which plal,ers engage in arr artificial conflict definecl by rules, that in a quantifiable outcome According to Cireg Costikyan (1994) game is also tlefined a form of art in which participants tenned plavers rnake decisions in order to manage recourse through game tokens in the pr:rsuit o{'a goal Fr