SKKN TIẾNG ANH THPT Some ways in teaching and learning English vocabulary for students at Thuan Thanh No 1 High

CONTENTS PART 1 INTRODUCTION I Reason for choosing the topic (Page 1) II The objectives of the topic (page 2) III The object of the topic (page 2) IV The research methods (page 2) PART 2 DEVELOPMENT 2.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

PART 2: DEVELOPMENT

2.1 Theoretical base of experience initiative. (page 2)

2.2 The actual status of teaching and learning vocabulary

at Thuan Thanh No 1 high schools (page 3) 2.3 Solutions and implementation (page 5) 2.4: The efficiency of the experience initiative (page 14) PART 3: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

I.Conclusions (page 16)

II Recommendations (page 17)

REFERENCES (page 18)

1 Theoretically

English is the language of globalization It's not only the language ofinternational business and politics but also the primary language used for mostcomputers and for the inner workings of the Internet English is the dominantinternational language in communications, science, aviation, entertainment,radio and diplomacy English is an important tool for operating on the worldstage The ability to speak and understand English is mandatory in certain fields,professions, and occupations

In the era of the development of science and technology and ofacculturation, they require each of us to basic knowledge and certain skills Inparticular, foreign language skill, especially English, is the key for us to openthe important door to step out in the world Besides the skills of listening,speaking, reading and writing, the vocabulary is very necessary for a foreignlanguage learner Vocabulary is also a very important platform for students tocomplete their skills in the learning of English in secondary schools However,

in practice, the vocabulary is not easy so students often encounter manydifficulties One of the difficulties of the students is absorbing and memorizingvocabulary that they have learned or once used before

2 Practically:

Along with the development of society and the need to reach out to the world,the English teaching methods and course content are constantly being renewed andimproved The English material for grade 10 with a lot of different topics givesstudents more knowledge about life and diverse society However, the diversity ofsubjects and requirements students to memorize more vocabulary This is a majorbarrier for the students, especially for those in rural and mountainous areas

Therefore, how to find the most effective way of teaching vocabulary tohelp students understand each lesson easier is the responsibility of every foreignlanguage teacher Nowadays, there are many good methods of teachingvocabulary, but the selection and the application of those methods in a flexibleway for each unit is not easy for each teacher

In the process of teaching vocabulary to students at the school, I and some

of my colleagues in the team faced many difficulties in finding suitable methods

to improve the quality of education

From the above reasons, along with the experiences that I have gainedduring my teaching, I decide to choose the topic: "Some ways in teaching andlearning English vocabulary for students at Thuan Thanh No 1 High School ”

II The objectives of the topic

To draw on a number of methods to help students in Grade 11 Englishvocabulary effectively and to give them a certain number of skills inunderstanding and remembering vocabulary

III The object of the topic

High school students in grades 10 Thuan Thanh No 1 and English textbooksgrade 10

IV The research methods

1 Read the document:

I have studied the materials relating to the topic of my experienceinitiative so that I have found the orientation for the content of the topic,understand the research problem and solve the problem with relatively accuratedocumentation

2 Investigate

a Attend English lessons: Through attending English lessons of my

colleagues in and out of school, I summarized some valuable experiences inteaching vocabulary to students

b Experiment: Through class lesson, I have applied several methods of

teaching vocabulary in each lesson several self-assessment and the effectiveness

of those methods

c Discussion: Through some group meetings, I and my colleagues have

discussed the problem of teaching methods and skills to teach Englishvocabulary effectively to students

d Assessment: Through the results of the tests for students, teachers can

self-assess the effectiveness of the use of methods of teaching vocabulary andfind out measures to improve the quality of learning vocabulary

Educational programs attached to Decision No 16/2006 / QD-BGDTminister dated 05/05/2006 of education and training

Decision No 1400 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister: On approval of theproject "Teaching and learning of foreign languages in the national education

Topics of education and training on innovative approaches to teaching andassessment of English at high schools

The material “Some common problems of teaching methods innovation

in schools” by Nguyen Van Cuong, Prof Dr Bernd Meier compiled

collaborative project developed under high school education of the Ministry ofEducation and Training

2.1.2: Scientific base:

Based on current goals of education that is to focus on the developmentdirection of the dynamism, creativity and active learning of students in order tohelp them have the ability to identify and solve problems To achieve these goal,the use of diverse techniques of teaching vocabulary to students instead oftraditional teaching methods in which teachers provide only words andmeanings of words is necessary

Based on innovation-oriented method of teaching English in secondaryschools by the Ministry of Education and Training, basic criteria of the newteaching methods that operate independently and actively the activeness ofstudents in solving the tasks to communicate in the language Key criteria toassess the learning outcomes of students is the ability to communicate andconduct capacity tape language in practical situations In particular, thevocabulary is the main component in communication activities Thus, helpingstudents master the vocabulary is a task that is equally important

Based on the objectives of foreign language learning is not only toknowabout the phonetic system, vocabulary, grammar, but also to use thatsystem to achieve the purpose of communication Therefore, I know thatencouraging students to use vocabulary in context communication is aindispensable and relatively difficult task to each teacher, especially with thosestudents in rural and mountainous areas

2.2: The actual status of teaching and learning vocabulary at Thuan Thanh No 1 high schools

Through the teaching of English, especially English program grade 10,

I notice some following problems

The majority of foreign language teachers have done their utmost to teachand inspire a love of learning a foreign language students However, due to alack of facilities and equipment needed for particular courses of visual aids caterfor teaching vocabulary, teaching vocabulary should not achieve high efficiency.Besides, traditional methods of teaching vocabulary often reduces the quality ofthe language lessons and absorptive capacity of the students

Although most English teachers in the school are making great efforts toteach vocabulary for students, combining the skills and methods of teachingvocabulary in a flexible manner is still a challenge Many teachers are confusedabout the selection of a suitable form of teaching vocabulary for each unit.

In fact, many students in grade 10 of Thuan Thanh No 1 high school comefrom agricultural commune, some are mountainous ethnic minority students.Although the students love the English language and they are aware of itsimportance, learning vocabulary is still a major obstacle to them Most studentsjust memorize mechanically the words down so they also forget them veryquickly They also can not use the words they have learned in social situations

In the class, some students become passive, lack of flexibility, afraid to read andspeak English This is a huge drawback for students from rural and mountainousareas where they have little chance of contact with alien technology and modernteaching facilities

At the beginning of 2021-2022 school year in grades 10A4,10A5,10A13,after conducting a short test of English vocabulary with the same content, I haveobtained the following results:

Class

Total

10A4

( 42 students)

10A5

(42 students)

10A13

42 students)

vocabulary is very limited compared to the amount of knowledge provided inthe textbooks.

From this result, I have adopted a number of measures to improve theefficiency of teaching and learning vocabulary for students in my class Witheach lesson, I use diverse forms of teaching vocabulary to suit each studentobject and I also try to make full use of the poor teaching conditions in myschool

In 11th grade English, vocabulary is divided into several topics and manydifferent groups With each group, we will have many different methods to helpstudents understand, remember and use new words quickly and effectively

2.3 Solutions and Implementation

2.3.1: Teaching vocabulary by grouping from each theme, from the type

or level of use

2.3.1.1 Building a number of topics of English vocabulary:

Teachers can arrange words in groups of different topics to the studentseasy to remember, easy to learn, easy to understand, depending on the content ofeach post

- Example 1: Unit 1: The generation gap / Lesson 1: Getting Started –

grade 11

Theme: family

- Example 2: Unit 5: The mas media/ leson 1- Getting stared/ page 30/

12th grade English

Theme: Computer: keyboard, mouse, computer screen, software,

hardware, data, printer, speakers, CPU ( central processing unit), VDU ( visualdisplay unit)

- Example 3: Unit 7: Artificial Intelligence/ lesson 3/ reading/ page 22/

12th grade English

Theme: Films: Science fiction, cartoon, love story film, war film, action

film, detective film, horror film

2.3.1.2: Using network

When approached with a new theme, teachers help students find out what theyhave relationships with the words that they already know it or not, and betweenthem have any connection

This is an easy way that allows students to learn and remember new wordsquite effectively because it stimulates thinking and imagination of the students Teachers can give a hint about the subject and students need to list the wordsrelating to that suggestion (as much as possible)

- Example 1: Unit 1: family life- lesson 1 – Getting Started

- Example 2: Unit 3 – Music / Part D: writing/ page 117/ 10th grade

English

2.3.1.3: Teach vocabulary through words belong to a group of ten

GenerationgapsNuclear family

album

Although there are many adjectives are not synonymous, their meaningscome close together Because they are the only properties of an object, event orphenomenon

Therefore, when we make a first adjective and ask students to findanother adjective that means close to it, students will develop the ability to guessand to brainstorm At the same time students will remember this group from thefaster, longer

2.3.1.4: Teach vocabulary by combining the antonyms

Teaching vocabulary through the pair of opposites has long been acommon approach and highly effective This is a relationship with very strongimpacts on memorizing vocabulary easily

For example, when students are asked about an antonym for "hot", students willsay now is "cold" Thus, the lesson, the teacher should skillfully integrateopposites pair appeared in all together to help students memorize easily

2.3.2: Teaching vocabulary through visual aids

The use of real objects, photographs, film material in teaching vocabularyalways has a strong impact on interest in learning of students This approachhelps teachers convey lexical semantics quickly and conveniently and it alsoencourages students to understand and remember words in a faster and moreefficient way

- Example 1:Unit 5- invention

Speakers CD Room Floppy disk Usb

Printer Computer screen/ keyboard mouse

- Example 2: Unit 2 : Your Body and You

Using the model illustrated to help students memorize the new words.

2.3.2.1: Visual:

The use of pictures or video clips in teaching vocabulary is also a veryeffective way In the lecture, I often combine teaching using both pre-prints,paintings and collectibles added controversy to enrich for his lectures I alsoregularly screen the short film related to the topic of the lesson to help themunderstand the vocabulary faster

- Example 1: unit 1 – family life

I often use illustrations to describe the words and phrase relating the household chores : do the washing, make the bed, wash the car, do the shoppingIron the clothes, do the washing up

2.3.3: Teaching vocabulary through several games

When teaching the reading passage with different themes, teachers canuse some game or interesting vocabulary exercises to stimulate innovativeresearch by students So that they can understand the meaning of the word fasterand remember the new words better.This method is consistent with theconsolidation and review vocabulary for students

To make the lesson more interesting and exciting, teachers divide studentsinto teams and compete with each other for points With this method, the boringreview session will become more attractive and more effective because studentswill be eager to participate.

2.3.3.1: Wordsquares

Example : Unit 3;

Content Review: different kinds of films

Teachers can make suggestions about the kinds of films for students to finddifferent kinds of films The teams will work together to find the correctanswers, the team that scores the higher points will be the winner

1 If you like films with exciting story, especially ones about crime

or spies, enjoy a ( thriller)

2 A ( science fiction) film is a type of film that is based on

imagined scientific discoveries of the future

3 A ( war) film is about the fight or battle among the contries

based on the real events in history

4 A film for children is called ( cartoon)

5 Sherlock Holmes is a film ( detective)

6 If you enjoy stories about love affairs, a ( romance) is the

right film for you

2.3.3.2: Jumbled words

Teachers will change the order of letters in a word and ask students torearrange it correctly This activity will help students deepen the vocabulary.The purpose of this form of exercise is to train the students ability to remmenberthe word accurately Besides, it also creates excitement for students invocabulary review lesson.

- Example Unit 3: Music

Content Review: different kinds of music

lokf -> folkkorc -> rockzjaz -> jazzcicsslala -> classical

2.3.3.3: Crossword

Crossword is a form of exercise requires the ability to exercise judgmentand critical thinking of students To do this exercise form, students must conquerthe crossword puzzle with clues given After understanding the clues, studentswill use their ability to remember words to find the exact words to match thecrossword

This kind of exercise will require students to find keywords is a verticalbox has been prescribed Teachers usually apply this exercise as a game toincrease the attractiveness After studying vocabulary with this form of exercise,students will be trained about the ability of brainstorming Besides, they willinculcate the vocabulary after completing crossword

- Example : Unit 10: Ecotourism

Content Review: some new words in the reading passage

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