TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: INTRODUCTION …………………………..………Page 3
1. Rationale for the study …………………………………… Page 3
2. Purposes of the study and Research Questions …………
Page 3
3. Scope of the study ………………………………………… Page 4
4. Methods of the study ……………………………………… Page 4
PART 2: DEVELOPMENT ……………………………………Page 5
I. Literature Review ………………………………………… Page 5
1. Vocabulary learning………………………………………… Page 5
2. Review on the use of images in vocabulary teaching
Page 6
II. Methodology
Page 9
1.Participants and the research context
Page 9
2.Textbook and Reading materials
Page 9
3.The reality of teaching and learning vocabulary at Nong Cong 1
high school
4. Research methodology
Page 10
III. FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS
1.Data analysis and discussion
Page 12
2. Major finding and discussion
Page 14
PART 3: CONCLUSION
Discussion of the main findings
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PART A: INTRODUCTION
1. Rationale for the study
It cann’t be denied that Vocabulary has always been considered the backbone of
a language and the basis of communication because of the fact that thoughts and
ideas can be expressed without using grammar, but impossibly without words.
Without grammar very little can be conveyed; without vocabulary nothing can be
conveyed . Limited vocabulary, therefore, is likely to be a hindrance for learners in
their communication. For this reason, vocabulary is highly important to any
language, because without enough words used appropriately and in context, people
would not be able to understand what others express or state what there is in their
own minds.
Because the importance of mastering vocabulary is evident and obvious, the
teaching of vocabulary should always receive sufficient attention. It is important for
teachers to realize that learning a new language is not just a memorization process
or acquiring new words; it is the connection between the words and their reality.
However, the traditional vocabulary teaching techniques in such a way as
presenting new words on blackboard together with its phonics, meaning, translation
and requiring students’ memorization of long isolated word lists are still kept in
many language classrooms, which leads to the inefficiency of vocabulary
acquisition. From this fact, as a teacher of English at Nong Cong No.1 upper
secondary school, I myself think that it is really vital to conduct a study to find an
appropriate method in offering students with more effective vocabulary learning.
That’s why I decided to carry out the entitled study: “Using images in helping
students learn Vocabulary”
2. Purpose of the study and research questions
This study is aimed at looking into whether the use of images in vocabulary
teaching can help improve students’ vocabulary retention. The participants in the
study are students at Nong Cong no.1 upper secondary school.
In an attempt to achieve the above-presented aims, the study sought to answer
the following research question:
To what extent can the use of images in vocabulary teaching help improve
students’ retention of English vocabulary for students at Nong Cong no.1
upper secondary school?
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3. Scope of the study
This research is an investigation into the effectiveness of the use of images
on students’ vocabulary retention in a specific context of students at Nong
Cong no.1 upper secondary school?. The participants include a group of
students of class 10c5.
4. Methods of the study
This study using quantitative research method aimed to determine
whether images are able to enhance students’ comprehension skills o r
have a positive effect on the ability of students to remember
vocabulary. The author used data collection instrument to gather
information about the students involved, monitor the progress of the
students when they used images throughout the research, and
determine the effectiveness of the images based on the pre-tests and
post-tests and class observation.
The pre-tests were necessary to assess the vocabulary retention
level and skills the students possessed before the intervention of the
strategy and used as a baseline score. The post-tests were used to
determine the effectiveness of the strategy used by the students
during the research process by comparing the pre-test scores to the ones
taken at the end of the six lessons.Class observation is also effective in
evaluating .
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PART B: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW
1.1.
1.1.1.
Vocabulary learning
What is vocabulary?
So far there have been a lot of definitions of vocabulary. Vocabulary can be seen in
many different ways. Vocabulary refers to words or a set of words in a language or
knowledge of words regarding its forms, meanings and how to use it accurately in
the context. In other words, vocabulary refers to the words, compounds and idioms
in a language that can be used to convey and receive information in oral and written
communication.
1.1.2. What is involved in knowing a word?
When it comes to vocabulary, it surely is the first step toward learning a foreign
language. A sentence is usually made up of numerous words. Without any concepts
of grammar, learners may guess the meaning of a sentence if the vocabulary is
comprehensible to them. Likewise, learners of a foreign language are likely to get
their messages across by putting all the words together, even though not in a
grammatical, correct order. Therefore, vocabulary serves as the foundation for
language learners in communication. However, mastering numerous vocabulary
lists to use in communication is not always easy for language learners. For some
students, vocabulary has always been one of the obstacles that hinder their English
learning. Learners may have different problems in learning vocabulary. Some are
capable of recognizing the word in reading but fail to spell it out. Some are able to
spell the word out in writing, yet they mispronounce the word in speaking. Still,
others can say the word and spell it out perfectly, but surprisingly, they may not
know the meaning of the word. Indeed, to learn is one thing; to know is another. In
order to know a new word, students need to take great efforts.
1.1.3.
Vocabulary retention
One of the significance in vocabulary learning process is not always students’
comprehending word meaning or spelling, but vocabulary retention. Retention is
defined as “the ability to retain facts and figures in memory”. Vocabulary retention,
in a similar way, can be referred to as the storage of vocabulary in memory, which
becomes available for usage when needed. The efficiency of vocabulary learning
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can be measured by the extent to which students can remember the words that
they’ve already learned to apply in the productive or receptive language learning.
Important as it is, it is worth spending time figuring out the factors that can affect
students’ vocabulary retention.
According to different researchers, retention of vocabulary is affected by three
following factors: memory, language exposure and effective vocabulary learning
strategies. There is a close relationship among these three factors.
Memory
Memory can be categorized into short-term and long-term memory.
It can be seen that in order to retain knowledge as much as possible, foreign
language learners need all the information of the language that they learned to be
transferred into long-term memory. The main way of transferring from short-term
memory to long-term memory is by finding some pre-existing information in the
long-term memory to attach the new information to.
Therefore, it can be concluded that after being introduced to students, the
vocabulary can only be restored in students’ short-term memory, and will soon fade
away if the process of consolidation, involving rehearsal and meaningful association
does not take place.
Language exposure
While the term memory more often refers to later storage and retrieval of
information, language exposure refers more to processes in the initial acquisition or
encoding of information.
Effective vocabulary learning strategies
Vocabulary learning strategies is the third factor contributing to vocabulary
retention. Language teachers have been placing great emphasis on teaching English
vocabulary. However, the results of mastering vocabulary are not desirable, because
words sometimes can be forgotten very easily and won’t last long. Therefore, it is of
great necessity to adopt effective vocabulary learning strategies. Like general
learning strategies, English vocabulary learning strategies include those techniques
that help learners remember what they have learned - their storage and retention of
new information.
It is important that language teacher is well aware of the factors that affect students’
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vocabulary retention and the characteristics of the teaching context so as to have
suitable teaching methods to improve it.
1.2. Review on the use of images in vocabulary teaching
1.2.1. The use of images as a mode of multimodality in language learning
Most language teachers seem to agree that the use of images can enhance language
teaching. Some researchers have concluded that images clarify and enhance
students learning, and that this information is recognized and remembered for
longer durations than verbal information alone.
1.2.2. The use of images in vocabulary teaching and its effects on vocabulary
retention
The image can be a picture of an object, a set of locations for remembering a
sequence of words or expressions, or a mental representation of the letters of a
word. This strategy can be used to remember abstract words by associating such
words with a visual symbol or a picture of a concrete object. Learners can create
their own mental images of a word's meaning.
Visual aids help learners store information in long-term memory and make learning
more meaningful for students , introducing visual images can lower classroom
anxiety and promote active exploration of the language.
1.2.3.
Types of images used in vocabulary teaching
- Picture flashcards.
When teaching vocabulary of Unit 9:Preserving the environment, picture
flashcashs can be effective. For instance:
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>pollution
>contamination
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- Drawing:Teacher
or students can draw pictures on board. This can help
understand and remember words better.
- Wall pictures :If it is possible , drawing pictures on the walls can help students
remember words a lot.
- Videos: downloading videos from Internet is really effective when teaching
Vocabulary
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CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY
2.1 Participants and the research context
The participants were 43 students (who were divided into two smaller
groups with twenty for each) of 10 C 5 class from every corner of Nong
Cong district, by this I mean they are both from town and rural areas.
Almost of them are females and they are 16 years old. Most these students
are generally at elementary level. They learned English for at least five
years at high school but this subject was not carefully taken into its
consideration. In their opinion, learning English means learning grammar
and structures with common lexical sources. Therefore, they find learning
vocabulary difficult. Some students can easily adapt to the new ways of
learning, but most of them face challenges
2.2.Textbook and Reading materials
The vocabulary materials used in the study consisted of selected texts from
new English Textbook 10 (learner-centered and communicative approach
with theme-based teaching) published by Education Publishing House and
Pearson. In the textbook, there are 10 units with diverse topics related to 4
themes: Our lives, Our society, Our environment, Our future. 5 sections
were included in one unit namely: Getting started, Language, Skills,
Communication and Culture, Looking back and Project. There are some
samples based on the new English textbook for grade 10 in which such
common organizers are appropriately applied. It is hoped that English
teachers will have a better insight into using images and become confident
to integrate these effective tools into their learning vocabulary classroom
practice. The study was conducted when the participants were in the
second semester when they already had had knowledge about basic
structures as well as vocabulary in textbook of grade 10 . Therefore, the
author found that it matched with the objectives of the learning program
and students’ levels of proficiency.
2.3. The reality of teaching and learning vocabulary at Nong Cong 1
high school
As mentioned above, Vocabulary learning in new Tieng Anh 10 is the
second of eight lessons that comprise one unit in the textbook( It is included
in Language, consisting of Pronunciation, Vocabulary and Grammar).
Language lessons admittedly provide language inputs such as vocabulary,
structures as well as grammar related to the lesson topic. The students in our
school, however, have been facing numerous challenges in vocabulary lesson
because of their rentation ability . Some get bored with remembering words,
others don’t know how to remember vocabulary long. In addition, most of
them have difficulty in remembering words.
2.4 Research methodology
With a view to investigate the efficiency of using images on learners’ vocabulary
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retention in the context of Nong Cong No.1 upper secondary students, an action
research was conducted. Within the context of using images to develop the
vocabulary retention for students at Hanoi Architectural University, conducting a
study employing action research is an appropriate approach. As the researcher in
this study is also the teacher at this school, she can get directly involved in the
teaching process and can realize the problems and difficulties her students have to
face, and accordingly, can think of possible solutions to deal with these problems as
they arise. In addition, conducting an action research enables the researcher to
intervene into the research process to make possible adaptation to aim at improved
practice; therefore, as a role of both a teacher and a researcher, this can be done
easily.
In order to answer the research question, which aims at finding out to what
extent the use of images can improve students’ vocabulary retention, the researcher
employed the two different data collection instruments, namely the vocabulary tests,
class observation.
2.4.1 The pre-test and post-test
The study took place in 8 weeks and were divided into two different phases. Phase 1
lasted 4 weeks and phase 2 continued for another 4 weeks. The reason for dividing
the study into two phases were to examine the vocabulary retention of students in
both short-term and long-term one. Results after the first phase of the first four
weeks reflected students’ short-term memorization of new words, while the
retention of vocabulary was justified after the second phase, or after eight weeks.
2.4.2 Class observation
In this study, to ensure the objectivity of the data and to collect viewpoint from
various informants, the researcher was fortunate to have the observation done with
the participation of an independent observer who was also an English teacher at
Nong Cong No .1 upper secondary school . Observation was conducted in all
lessons throughout the eight weeks of the study and was based on a detailed
checklist .
In order to avoid unnatural behaviors of students when there is the presence of an
observer, it was informed to students in advance that a teacher would come to make
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class observation. Students were also clarified about the purpose of the observation,
which aimed to collect data to serve the purpose of doing research, and not for the
aims of evaluating students’ level or teacher’s performance during the lesson.
2.5 Data collection procedure
Procedure of the image using intervention
During the eight weeks of the study, each week students had one vocabulary lesson
which lasted 45 minutes. Instead of guiding vocabulary to students in a traditional
way such as presenting new words on blackboard with meaning, pronunciation,
examples, etc. the teacher used images. Images were utilized in a variety of ways,
from posters, flashcards, drawing, semantic maps to other visual forms like short
films, video clips, etc. Images were either prepared by the teacher or by students.
Before each lesson, students were required to collect images related to the topics
that were going to be taught to use as resources for the whole class. Word
presentation was done through the use of images, similarly to the practice stage.
Different activities using images were applied to help students practice the new
words such as guessing games, matching, conversation grid, information gap
activities, etc.
A vocabulary lesson often started with about 5 to 10 minutes of vocabulary review
in which students were checked how much they could retain vocabulary from
previous lesson(s). Activities used for vocabulary review were mainly matching
games in which students were supposed to match pictures with words or definitions
of words. The main vocabulary teaching activities followed with the main focus on
the use of images. The teacher often used elicitation to activate students’ knowledge
about the targeted words. For instance, she gave the images of targeted words and
asked students what they could tell from the pictures they saw; or she showed a
short video clip about the topic with follow-up questions for students to brainstorm
the upcoming-targeted words. After that, the teacher listed the words with
equivalent pictures to demonstrate the words, together with the definitions, part of
speech, pronunciation and structures or examples of how the words could be used in
context. For vocabulary practice, communicative activities were implemented with
a view to helping students practice the words they learnt in a meaningful way. Here
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are some of the frequently-used communicative activities: assembling an object,
identifying the differences, drawing, information gap as well as comic strip.
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CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS
3.1. Data analysis and discussion
3.1.1. Effects of using images on students’ vocabulary retention – findings
from pre- and post-tests.
To evaluate the improvement of students’ vocabulary retention, the researcher
would compare the results between the pre-test and the first post-test, the pre-test
and the second post-test and finally all the three tests together. In each group of
comparison, the students’ test results as a whole were analyzed first and then
significant performance of individuals would be discussed in further details.
Students
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Test results
Pre-test
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Post-test 1
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Post-test 2
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It is obvious from the test results that the overall mean score of the first posttest was relatively higher than that of the pre-test. With this upgrade in the test
results, it was likely that students made some certain improvement in their
vocabulary retention.
3.1.2. Effects of using images on students’ vocabulary retention – findings
from observation .
Findings from the test results show an improvement in students’ vocabulary
retention. However, to justify whether the improvement in the vocabulary retention
came from the use of images, data from class observations and interviews were
analyzed and discussed.
From class observation:
Students’ vocabulary retention was evaluated in two separate parts including the
retention of previously-learnt vocabulary, which was done through the 5 or 10minute vocabulary review and check at the beginning of each lesson; and the
immediate memorization of vocabulary learnt right in that lesson, which was done
through the observation of how students performed in the follow-up activities after
vocabulary was instructed. These two parts illustrated students’ vocabulary
retention in terms of both short-term and long-term memory. For the observation,
students were evaluated as a whole group, not individually. The rate was given from
1 to 5 ranking from the lowest to the highest level. It can be seen that overall,
vocabulary retention shows relatively high results. For the retention of previously13
learnt vocabulary, the rate ranges from 4 to 5 over the maximum rate of 5, in which
in three weeks, students vocabulary retention reached 5. With regards to immediate
vocabulary memorization, the rate was even higher, with five weeks being rated 5
over 5 and only one week being rated 4. Basing on detailed comments from the
observer, it was realized that the majority of students showed their good
performance during the vocabulary review session at the beginning of each lesson.
Most students could respond quickly and precisely by giving correct definitions of
words when they were shown the images. Some students were unsure about their
answers; however, this number was not significant. However, it can be noticed that
there was a downward trend in the retention of vocabulary towards some final
weeks. In week 6, 7 and 8, the rate of vocabulary retention from previous lessons
was from 4 to 4.5. This was partly explained by the fact that when the study had
gone through nearly two months, the amount of vocabulary learnt was much more
than those of some first weeks. This led to students’ occasional forgetting of words
that were already learnt. Nevertheless, the rate of these final weeks was only lower
compared with that of some first weeks. On overall, the amount of vocabulary that
students could retain still remained relatively high, accounting for 80% of the total
number of words learnt.
Concerning students’ performance during the follow-up activities which were
administered to check students’ short-term memory of vocabulary, it was found out
by the observer that most students performed outstandingly well. They could
immediately retain the new words and could apply the words learnt in subsequent
tasks in the lessons. The only exception was in the final week when the rate of
vocabulary memorization ranked level 4 over 5. This was later discovered in the
interview that towards the end of the study, some students lost some interest in
getting involved in activities using images and accordingly lost concentration in the
lesson. This was probably the reason for the not as good performance of students in
comparison with that of other previous weeks.
Although the observation could not reflect the performance of each individual
student, the assessment of students as a whole group still reflected the extent to
which students could retain the vocabulary. Findings from the observation can be
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used to crosscheck with results from the tests.
Findings from observation reflected the unstable trend in students’ engagement and
interest in the vocabulary. Reasons for this had been explored through the
interviews with participants. Question 2 in the interview asked students whether
they liked the vocabulary lessons using images and whether the use of images was
more attracting than other traditional vocabulary teaching strategies. When giving
their answers to this question, the majority of students said yes. They also gave a
variety of reasons for their answers, among which were the liveliness of the images,
the practicality of the vocabulary teaching strategies, which helped them relate to
real life images, the diversity of vocabulary introduction, etc. For the other 2
students, they gave a fair answer, claiming that they found both methods of teaching
vocabulary to be as interesting. However, they clarified that they appreciated the
preparation of teacher when choosing to teach vocabulary through images as it
required much more time and effort in designing and carrying out activities.
Students explained that they didn’t like to see pictures all the time. The
activities should be varied and they would prefer something different among the
weeks. Other reasons were also mentioned such as level of difficulty of vocabulary
taught, the familiarity of topic and the assigned activities. To be more specific,
students claimed that if the topic and the vocabulary were too difficult, their level of
interest and engagement also reduced.
It was clear from the findings that the use of images, to a certain extent,
exerted positive influence on students’ participation and helped raise their interest in
learning. However, some factors might result in the stability of learners’ interest and
engagement. Upon realizing these factors, teacher could think of possible solutions
to improve the situation.
3.2. Major findings and discussion
With regards to the major research question, which investigated whether the use of
images helped improve students’ vocabulary retention, the triangulation of data
from three sources reflected an improvement in vocabulary retention among the
majority of students. It was found out from the tests that improvement was
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perceived in almost all the participants, although the extent to which improvement
was made varied from student to student. Similar results were also seen and
confirmed basing on data from class observations, which showed that students’
vocabulary retention in terms of both vocabulary learnt right in the lesson (or shortterm memory) and vocabulary learnt from previous lessons (or longer-term
memory) were relatively good. It was obvious that data from tests and observation
reflected positive results of students’ vocabulary retention. Furthermore, the
improvement in vocabulary retention was claimed by most students to be resulted
from the use of images. The use of images was reported to help students better their
word memorization thanks to the vividness and impression that it could create on
them. Another reason that ensured students of better retention was that the use of
images in communicative activities during the vocabulary practice session helped
them use words in specific contexts, which made the learning more meaningful and
create chances for them to have more frequency of language exposure. This
contributed to improving students’ vocabulary retention. It was also found out in the
study that the use of visual images did not only help improve students’ vocabulary
retention but also had positive effects on students’ vocabulary learning on the
whole. Students expressed their stronger motivation in learning vocabulary when
they claimed that the use of images helped the vocabulary learning more fun and
exciting.
Concerning the perspectives that students had on the use of images in vocabulary
lesson, data were collected and crosschecked from two sources – the observation
and the interviews. Similar findings were reflected in both data sources that nearly
all the participants agreed that they preferred learning vocabulary with images to
learning in the traditional way. It was found out that students especially loved the
ideas of using images in vocabulary lesson, especially during the first weeks.
Students were greatly engaged and interested in vocabulary learning thanks to the
use of images. Although the level of interest and engagement towards the final
weeks did not remain as high as that during the first weeks, due to excessive level of
difficulty of some topics and that students preferred more diverse application of
methods in vocabulary teaching, their attention and involvement throughout the
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study process reflected positive attitudes of students on visual usage in teaching
vocabulary.
Basing on what was found from the study, it can be seen that vocabulary retention
will be facilitated if images are used in vocabulary instruction and practice. It can be
regarded as an effective method for vocabulary teaching at Nong Cong No.1 upper
secondary school.
3.3. Implications
The findings of this study support that the use of images has fruitful effects on
students’ vocabulary memorization.
Assuming that traditional ways of teaching vocabulary do not help students much
with vocabulary retention, instructors need to seek for more appropriate and
efficient ways to improve the situation. Findings from this study prove that the use
of images is an effective tool to help develop students’ vocabulary retention. Images
should be used in a variety of ways such as posters, flashcards, drawing and videos
to ensure diversity and maintain proper levels of attention in the classroom. The use
of images, in addition, should not be restricted to vocabulary instructions but should
also be applied in vocabulary practice with the use of communicative activities so as
to create more language exposure to students to enhance vocabulary memorization.
In addition, from the researcher’s own experience after the study, the use of images
has brought fruitful results; however, the preparation of each lesson is far more
time-consuming and effort-taking than teaching using the traditional methods.
Therefore, it is recommended that teachers should think of solutions to deal with
this difficulty. Teachers can consider using students as resources for their own
lesson by getting students more involved in the lesson preparation. Teachers can
assign students with certain tasks that require their finding and collecting images
relating to the lesson at home and bring to class to share. Teachers can also call for
other colleagues to make preparation in a team and resources can be shared among
the teacher community.
Lastly, although this technique is beneficial in improving students’ vocabulary
retention, it does not always ensure the learner’s ability of remembering the words
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overtime. Therefore, the teacher should encourage learners to revise the new words
more frequently and create more chances for students to have more frequent
language exposure. Homework should also be assigned to students so that they can
spend time reviewing the words learnt. Different communicative activities in other
language lessons should also be applied to create an environment in which students
can use the words learnt in specific context.
3.4. Summary
This chapter has reported the results of data analysis and discussion on the major
findings. The results confirm that the use of images in vocabulary teaching helps
improve the vocabulary retention of students. The use of images is proved to be
more beneficial to students’ vocabulary retention and language learning than the
other previous methods. Therefore, the use of images is proposed to be applied
widely in other language classrooms to help promote the learning and teaching of
foreign languages
PART C: CONCLUSION
Concerned with students’ problems in retaining vocabulary when learning a foreign
language, the author carried out this research to check the hypothesis that “using
images in teaching vocabulary has positive impact on increasing students’ retention
of vocabulary”. In this last part of the initiatives and experience, the teacherresearcher would like to summarize the major findings. Also, suggestions for
further study and classroom implications for teachers who want to apply this
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technique as a way of improving students’ vocabulary retention are provided.
As a means of expressing meaning and an important tool in supporting the
success of communication, vocabulary is forever a vital component that needs to be
carefully taught. This research aimed at seeking an appropriate way to help students
retain vocabulary more efficiently.
The use of different types of visuals was tried out within 8 weeks of the
study on 43 learners of Nong cong No.1 upper secondary school ranging from
posters, flashcards, drawing to videos. Images were used to instruct vocabulary and
communicative activities were embedded in vocabulary practice. Three data
collection instruments were employed, namely pre-test/post-tests, class observation
and interviews in order to achieve most reliable findings for the research. A
research question was raised which aimed at finding out whether the use of images
could increase students’ vocabulary retention. Findings from the tests, observation
and interviews revealed that students had experienced improvement in their
vocabulary memorization throughout the eight weeks of study and the reasons for
the vocabulary retention progress was largely attributed to the use of images in
language classroom. Benefits of using images can be listed as the deeper impression
of vocabulary on students’ memory and a more frequently exposure to vocabulary
use. A completely positive attitude of students towards the use of images was also
reflected in the interview and observation, claiming that visuals helped them have
more fun and motivation in learning.
Signature of Principle
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