Students' difficulties in learning vocabulary in reading and writing classes
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Authors
Woodeson, Kanchanokchon
Issue Date
2023
Educational Level
ISCED 3: Upper secondary education
Curriculum Area
Geographical Setting
Thailand
Abstract
Context: This study was conducted at Ammartpanichnukul School in Krabi Province, Thailand, focusing on Grades 10-12 students (16-18 years old). It explored students' difficulties in learning vocabulary for reading and writing classes in an environment rich in domestic and international tourism.
Aims: To enhance students' vocabulary acquisition, aiming to speed up the understanding of word meanings and improve reading comprehension skills.
Methods: Focus group discussions, peer observations, and reflective journals were employed to understand students' learning methods and the effectiveness of various vocabulary teaching strategies.
Findings: Students used a variety of methods to improve their vocabulary, including internet surfing, watching movies, and doing online exercises. Innovations in teaching strategies, such as using pictures for word meaning association and activities for understanding word forms and pronunciation, led to students understanding difficult vocabulary without dictionaries and correctly using vocabulary in sentences, although idiomatic expressions remained challenging.
Implications: Effective vocabulary teaching may require engaging, multifaceted approaches that include visual aids, morphological instruction, pronunciation practice and reference to students' interests and everyday life.
Aims: To enhance students' vocabulary acquisition, aiming to speed up the understanding of word meanings and improve reading comprehension skills.
Methods: Focus group discussions, peer observations, and reflective journals were employed to understand students' learning methods and the effectiveness of various vocabulary teaching strategies.
Findings: Students used a variety of methods to improve their vocabulary, including internet surfing, watching movies, and doing online exercises. Innovations in teaching strategies, such as using pictures for word meaning association and activities for understanding word forms and pronunciation, led to students understanding difficult vocabulary without dictionaries and correctly using vocabulary in sentences, although idiomatic expressions remained challenging.
Implications: Effective vocabulary teaching may require engaging, multifaceted approaches that include visual aids, morphological instruction, pronunciation practice and reference to students' interests and everyday life.
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Keywords (free text)
english as a foreign language , learning vocabulary , reading comprehension