Transcript You Hear It, You Understand It, You*ll Never Forget It!

You Hear It, You Understand It,
You’ll Never Forget It!
Sharon Chen, Anna Chung, Richter Kuo, C. Y.
Huang
Outline
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Introduction
Literature Review
Research Question
Rationale
Methods
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Phonemic Awareness Activities
Words in Context Activities
Productive Activities
Assessment
Expected Results
Background Information
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Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without
vocabulary NOTHING can be conveyed. (Wilkins, 1972)
Vocabulary retention is hard for Chinese English learners
because the difference in language systems.
Students need to develop sound-form connection.
Learning words in context facilitates the receptive and
productive use of the word (Nation, 2010).
Purpose of the action plan
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to seek the solution to strengthening the vocabulary
retention of Taiwanese high school students through
emphasizing on phonemic awareness, teaching words in
context, and implementing reproductive activities.
Literature Review
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English is an alphabetic language while Chinese is a
logographic language (Allcock, 2005)
The instruction of phonetic awareness enables students
to learn words more quickly and with better retention
(Chang, 2006)
Teaching words in context helps students develop word
skills so they can use words correctly and accurately
(Chang, 2006; Nation, 2010).
Higher involvement in vocabulary production processing
can greatly contribute to vocabulary retention (Nemati,
2008).
Design Rationale
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Raise Ss’ phonemic awareness
--to build up sound-form connection
Put words in meaningful contexts
--to give words good “nests”
Let Ss learn by doing
--to make happen empirical experiences
Analysis of Participants
--250 intermediate EFL learners
Academic
HighIntermediate LowPerformance achievers -achievers
intermediate
-achievers
Number 90
of Ss
PR
98
70
90
88-90
70
Time Frame & Material
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Mid October to the end of December, 2012
Textbook, High School English,
Book 1, Lessons 5-10
Comparison Model
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A pre-test and a post-test, dictation
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Composed of 10 level-7 words (LTTC list, frequency 7000), and
5 simple complete sentences.
Regular dictation quizzes after vocabulary teaching
Final questionnaire on learning experience
Step Description (1)
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Weeks 1-2, building up phonemic awareness
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Dictionary work
Syllabification
Teacher modeling
Games
Step Description (2)
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Weeks 3-8, expose Ss to words in contexts, via
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Word cards
Worksheets
Games
Step Description (3)
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Weeks 9-10, let Ss learn by doing
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Skit
Story making
Building students’ phonemic awareness
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Dictionary checking
Words in this
lesson
Longman English
Dictionary
Oxford
English
Dictionary
Collins
Cobuild
Dictionary
global
glob.al
glob-al
glob/al
Your Dictionary
Building students’ phonemic awareness
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Teacher Modeling
Telephone numbers
Running dictation
Instruction in meaningful context
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Mystery sentence
Keeping vocabulary cards
Vocabulary stations
Vocabulary Stations-1
Station 1
Gap-fill with synonyms
albeit
consultation
equivalent
The mechanic found that the engine was running within its normal
_________________ (limits, restrictions).
Many people feel that moral development is a(n)
__________________ (essential, fundamental) element of
education.
Vocabulary Stations-2
Station 2
Changing word form
1.
Communication is one area in which there have been
amazing developments in technology.
Technologically advanced methods of growing food have
still not prevented hunger in some parts of the world.
Vocabulary Stations-3
Station 3
Correcting word form
Homeowners can improve the secure in their own areas
by participating in Neighborhood Watch programs.
__________________
Vocabulary Stations-4
Station 4
Gap-fill
albeit corresponds equivalent integral
parameters
convinced deviations index
THE SCIENCE OF SOUND
Sounds are all around us; some we can hear and some are not within the
(1) ______________________ of human hearing (20-20,000 Hz). Humans
typically
perceive sound through air, but sound can travel through any medium, (2)
____________________ not in a vacuum. However, sound travels at
different speeds
depending on the degree of density of the medium. …
Vocabulary Stations-5
Station 5
Collocation matching
clarify
supplementary
ensure
fluctuating
1. _______________
prices
production
market
exchange
2. _______________
a position
a point
a situation
an issue
Vocabulary Stations-6
Station 6
Collocation deletion
Bright
Clear
Light
idea green smell child day room
attitude need instructions alternative
day conscience road
traffic work day entertainment
suitcase rain green lunch
Productive Activities
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The use of visual representations can promote vocabulary
retention.
Task-based vocabulary-learning through various activities
can promote vocabulary learning.
Higher involvement in vocabulary production processing,
such as creating a composition task or retelling a text
using the learned vocabulary, can greatly contribute to
vocabulary retention.
Productive Activities
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Still image
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Short conversations from the example sentences
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Skit in paragraph
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Story writing
Questionnaire-1
Expected Results
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Participants in this study will perform significantly better
in the post dictation test.
Participants will show progress in the regular dictation
tests.
Participants will respond positively to the vocabulary
instructions in the questionnaire.