Some measures to teach vocabulary for grade 4 students at nga trung primary school nga son district thanh hoa province

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH THANH HÓAPHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN NGA SƠN SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM SOME MEASURES TO TEACH VOCABULARY FOR GRADE 4 STUDENTS AT NGA TRUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL, NG

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH THANH HÓA

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN NGA SƠN

SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM

SOME MEASURES TO TEACH VOCABULARY FOR GRADE 4 STUDENTS AT NGA TRUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL,

NGA SON DISTRICT, THANH HOA PROVINCE

Người thực hiện: Mai Thị Thoa Chức vụ: Giáo viên

Đơn vị công tác: Trường TH Nga Trung SKKN thuộc lĩnh mực (môn): Tiếng Anh

THANH HÓA, NĂM 2019

2.3 Some measures to help students in grade 4 Nga

2.3.1 Measure 1: Improve the students' awareness about

2.3.2 Measure 2 To overcome status students are not

2.3.3 Measure 3: How to choose words to teach effectively 4

2.3.4 Measure 4: Steps to teach words are interesting for

2.3.5 Measure 5: Help students to memorize vocabulary

2.3.6 Measure 6 Teaching new words is highly effective

3 Conclusions and recommendations 18

1 INTRODUCTION.

1.1 Reason for choosing an initiative:

When it comes to English, we think of it as a global language ForVietnam, a country standing in front of the development era, expanding the door

of globalization Therefore, for future students and students of the country,learning English becomes ever more necessary.Good English learning is a goodopportunity for them to find high quality jobs, communicate with the outsideworld, access the science they pursue Currently in the education system ofVietnam, English is a compulsory subject from the primary level In order tomeet the requirements of the fact that each teacher needs to explore, researchand select teaching skill methods in accordance with the reality, how canstudents comprehend all knowledge of the subject this

In the process of learning foreign languages in general, English inparticular vocabulary can be said to be the most important part because it is ameans of conveying views, ideas and a bridge between listening and reading andwriting skills Through the process of teaching English in Nga Trung over thepast year I have found that memorizing vocabulary of students is limited.Therefore, it is not really effective to learn their reading and writing skills Thisnegatively affects their English learning process in the current period as well asthe next levels of study However, teaching vocabulary is not easy at all,especially young people are taught to start learning a foreign language TeachingEnglish in general and teaching vocabulary in particular to children, it requiresteachers not only to have good language skills but also how to keep studentsengaged in lessons To do that, teachers have to create diverse activities in thelessons Continuous improvement of teaching methods in a positive direction,promoting active innovation and self-learning ability of students is the basicsolution to improve the quality of education , and study teaching vocabulary to

students to get the best results and that's why I choose the topic: " Some measures to teach vocabulary for grade 4 students at Nga Trung Primary School, Nga Son District, Thanh Hoa Province".

1.2 The purpose of the study

I personally find that teaching vocabulary to students is an essential task tohelp students develop and complete the 4 basic skills of English learners:Listening (Listening), Speaking (Speaking), Reading (Reading) and Writing(Writing) and also gradually improving the quality of English teaching forstudents in grade 4 of English teaching for students in grade 4 of Nga Trungprimary school in particular and elementary students in general in a positive andcreative way

- Empirical Method.

- Research Methodology theory teaching language

- Research and teaching methods from within the document, online,television

2 CONTENT 2.1 Theoretical basis.

In order to promote the positive, self-initiative, creative thinking ofstudents with special characteristics, there are many factors affecting Inteaching and learning English vocabulary is one of three components of Thesystem forms the language of knowledge and acts as a means and condition forthe formation and development of communication skills Can say vocabularyplays a crucial role in communication English vocabulary as a seed to grow on

a solid grammar tree, without vocabulary, any language becomes meaningless.According to the famous linguist David A Wilkins (1972) once said “nogrammar very little information can be conveyed But without vocabulary, noinformation can be conveyed” Learning foreign languages the role ofvocabulary is very important We must accumulate many vocabulary and applyflexible language in communication Thus learning vocabulary and forging skills

to use vocabulary is a leading factor in the transmission of a language in generaland English in particular However, the viewpoint of teaching and learningEnglish vocabulary by changing methods leads to many changes in teaching andlearning vocabulary Therefore, the selection of teaching methods such as how

to promote positive, disciplined, proactive, creative thinking of students,promote self-study ability, practical ability, passion Learning and the will to risefor students is what all English teachers care about

2.2 Current situation of teaching and learning vocabulary for grade 4 students at Nga Trung Primary School

in communication activities through specific, familiar topics

The theme of the lesson is structured according to the topic, interestingtopics, close, closely linked from grade 3 to grade 5

In addition, providing capital for students to ensure continuity betweenlevels of education Providing students with a rich vocabulary helps them shapeand develop their ability to use English as a communication tool

Currently all levels and sectors, as well as the vast majority of people areaware of the importance of learning English, so parents are interested in

investing for their children to study English such as: full books, equipment andfacilities useful for learning are also fully equipped.

2.2.2 The situation results

Primary students are still playing, not focusing on studying.They are notaware of the importance of English I see that Nga Trung students speak veryhard the local language makes the pronunciation of English become difficult andinaccurate, and that affects the psychology of speaking English, they are oftenvery afraid, lack of confidence and hesitant to learn English so their ability tomemorize words is limited The importance of the initial stage is to develop theability to communicate simply in a new language without fear of makingmistakes, significantly affecting student motivation

There is a fundamental factor affecting language learning: children will notlearn without motivation Almost all students pronounce incorrectly Examples:'teacher', library, e'raser, etc - Also, they cannot play the ending sound butalmost eliminate the sounds like: s, z, t, k For example: / s / ->, class, student /

z / -> is, zoo, season / t / -> eat, hat, kite / k / -> books, milk, like

Primary students are very active, so it is easy to lose focus, forget quickly,

In particular, many parents in Nga Trung work away from home, they stay athome with grandparents And most parents do not know how to guide theirchildren to learn English.

Determining advantages and disadvantages, at the beginning of the

2018-2019 school year, I conducted a survey of grade 4 students 4A (experimental)and 4B (control) in Nga Trung Primary School And the results are as follow

practical as follows:” Some measures to teach vocabulary for grade 4

students at Nga Trung Primary School”

2.3 Some measures to help students in grade 4 Nga Trung Primary School learn English vocabulary well.

2.3.1 Measure 1: Improve the students' awareness about learning how

to learn vocabulary in English

Propaganda is the first method chosen to raise awareness for students Asyou know, some elementary students do not pay more attention to learningEnglish because this is a subject that has not been a compulsory subject inelementary schools This is also a difficult subject at school Therefore, I alwayspersuade my students about the importance of learning English LearningEnglish to be able to travel around the world, they can easily make friends with

foreigners, they can chat with foreigners on facebook or zalo, they can easilyfind a good job With high salaries in the pioneer company in the future, theycan read books, newspapers, stories or watch movies in English If you want tolearn English well, the first and the most important thing is to learn, memorizevocabulary, accumulate yourself vocabulary because without vocabulary youwill not be able to convey the idea of I let others understand or read books, listen

to music Thanks to my persuasion, my students can understand why theyshould learn English vocabulary When they play an important role in learningvocabulary, they will work hard to learn well the four skills of listening-speaking - reading - writing English effectively

2.3.2 Measure 2 To overcome status students are not interested in learning new words:

Previously, most teachers followed the traditional method that teachersrecorded and students did homework After that, the teacher corrects, if thestudent makes a mistake, the teacher is always active in class, and all studentsjust listen and do everything is enough Therefore, teachers will be very tired,passive students So they are afraid to learn and speak English As a languageteacher, I always care about how students learn and how to stimulate passion,like learning English in children

To teach English for Primary students effectively and to help studentsinterested in lesson are not easy, so depending on the characteristics of eachclass, each object, content and capacity knowledge of each lesson, teachers canpractice vocabulary at different times, at different stages of each article, themain teaching hours or extracurricular courses, organized manner to teacherschoose the form of exercise and test accordingly For students more interested inlearning new words I have combined the following forms:

2.3.3 Measure 3: How to choose words to teach effectively

a. Choose word by topic

English has hundreds of thousands of words, so teaching new words is not

an easy task for foreign language teachers But remember that an ordinaryperson only uses natural speech about five thousand words in everydaycommunication Usually, a lesson of new words always appears Especiallyprimary school students have poor concentration ability and still play To choosewords to teach, teachers should teach them themed vocabulary to attractstudents' attention and interest

Learning vocabulary by topic will help students feel more interested inlearning, easier to learn It is this that will make learning vocabulary moreeffective later when learning the topic of vocabulary becomes a habit ofstudents will find learning English interesting and more receptive

Example : Unit 8: What subjects do you have today?- Grade 4

- Pre- teaching subject vocabulary, teachers ask students to talk about some ofthe subjects they are studying in class

T: What subjects are you learning in class?

Ss: We are learning English, maths, Vietnamese…

- While- teaching subject vocabulary,Ask students to observe the pictures

a, b, c f then the teacher introduces the vocabulary

Example : Unit 19: What animal do you want to see?- Grade 4

Similar when I teach vocabulary about the topic of animals my student learn very excited

Example: Picture a

T: What animals are these?

Ss: They are Kangaroos

T: Kangaroos

Example: Picture b

T: What animals are these?

Ss: They are crocodiles

T: crocodiles

………

After teaching the topic vocabulary about animals, I found my studentsinterested in learning and boldly participating in learning they are interested intalking about animals they have seen at the zoo Exciting and effective lesson

b Choose synonyms, antonyms

+ Use synonyms to help learn to memorize good words and to flexibly use

synonyms in communication and other skills

Example: nice – pretty- beautiful

clever – intelligent

dull – stupid, foodball –Soccer

rubber- eraser

+ Antonym

Use the questions

Example : Unit 14: What does he look like?- Grade 4

T: What is the words antonym for the “old” words

Sts: It’s “young”

Similar to other antonyms pairs, I also ask students and students respond tothe lesson very enthusiastically

tall >< short, thin >< fat, pretty >< ugly,

strong >< weak , big >< small, thin >< thick, new >< old,…

Teaching antonyms helps students learn a lot of words at the same time, forexample, when speaking to tall, students remember immediately short word orwhen it comes big word, they also think of small words… I found that applyingvocabulary teaching method with antonyms to 4th grade students in Nga Trungprimary school, students learn better, remember longer words

2.3.4 Measure 4: Steps to teach words are interesting for students.

In English to teach new words of a lesson, teachers need to divide theteaching into 03 stages: Pre teaching, While teaching Post teaching Therefore,

in order for a lesson to be effective, I have to carefully study and select theappropriate activities for each lesson in each stage As follows:

a Pre – teaching: This is a very important step that plays a decisive role inthe success of a lesson In this stage, teachers need to give a general introduction

on the topic of teaching to create attraction, interest for students, create a needfor students to study and encourage students to think about the topic of

vocabulary They will study During the class I have applied the following tricksand skills for the Pre-teaching step:

- Using visual tools (using video channel in textbooks): picture is the

information channel that the brain can remember more easily Primary studentsenjoy the images so using vocabulary pictures will help them memorize goodwords I use pictures in the textbooks to attract students' attention to createexciting atmosphere for the class

-Example : (unit 9: What are they doing? - grade 4)

To teach new words playing football I used pictures in books

T: What are they doing?

Sts: they are playing football

T: playing football

- Using intuitive:

It's in the classroom objects, pictures, drawings sketches (rod), picturecollage words magazines, gestures etc Strong effect excitement of studentlearning and help students memorize faster, longer

Example : Unit 8: What subjects do you have today?- Grade 4

To teach some words: English, maths, music, Vietnamese, …

-Teacher raises a English book and asks

Using visualization to teach vocabulary is also effective.I have also appliedthis method to grade 4 students and found it to be remarkably effective Mystudents study very hard and memorize words very well

- Mine

Teachers use facial expressions, gestures and body activities to make

students guess words

Example : Unit 5: Can you swim?- Grade 4

Teacher sings

T ask: what am I doing

Ss: You are singing

T: Sing

Similarly when I want to introduce from Swim I make a gesture like I am swimming

T ask: what am I doing

Ss: You are swimming

T: swim

This is also a method I have applied to my 4th graders, they are veryexcited they enthusiastically raised their hands on the board as a gesture forthem to guess the word With this method will help students confidently speakEnglish, be more interested in this subject, create a more natural learningatmosphere without putting pressure on them.

- List name

For example, teaching words “drink” I have listed words of drinks such as:

water, orange juice, fruit juice, lemonade

b While- teaching

In the process of teaching vocabulary, I take each step:

- Step 1: "listen", I let students listen to new words by reading samples oruse native language CD

- Step 2: "speak", after the students have heard three times I asked

repeat students When giving the students a repeat, tell the class first, thencall them personally to check and correct them immediately