SKKN Some experiences to help students to learn vocabulary better in grade 4

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Reasons to choose the topic. 

     Currently, the English language has become popular worldwide and more than forty countries use it as a primary language, and nearly 400 million people use it as a second language in communication. In Vietnam, the English language is seen as a key in today’s schools.

     As a teacher of English department, we always want our students to understand all the fastest, most proactive, especially the children can apply the knowledge learned in actual communication. For this, we need to be innovative teaching methods so that each class students are more interested in active learning and memory training class at all.

     We all know any languages ​​in the world, want to communicate with it, requires us to have a vocabulary because the words are an integral part of the language. In English we can not train and develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing of students that are not based on the foundation of the vocabulary.

      Indeed, without the necessary capital, they will not be able to develop good skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing whether they have mastered phrases and grammar is trhuc.

     Therefore, to help students master the vocabulary to use in the practice of skills is very important work that concerns me and decided to implement the project:

    “Some Experiences to help students to learn vocabulary better in grade 4”

1.2. Research purposes.

     The purpose of the thesis is to study the state of vocabulary in elementary school, the method of teaching vocabulary in elementary school (namely grade 4, primary school). Through that, find strengths and weaknesses of the subject to work out solutions to improve the quality of teaching – learning vocabulary.

Advantages

• The school board has always interested and create favorable conditions for facilities and materials expertise to serve the teaching of courses in grade 4 paintings, robot teacher, ..

• Local governments and organizations in and outside schools always support teachers in the process of work.

• Itself subject teachers always receive support from teachers and professional groups and colleagues.

• The majority of students in the class loved learning English and prepare books and supplies for learning.

• Most parents are concerned and to facilitate their children’s learning.

Disadvantages

• The majority of parents, is also very difficult to check or guide them to learn at home by foreign language, not the parent knows.

• Some students especially boys often distracted and less interested in studying and learning vocabulary.

• They have limited access to communicate in English and they are also afraid to communicate and exchange each other in English outside school hours.
• To promote good positive creative initiative of students in learning, we need to organize the teaching process in a positive way the activities of the school, in the process of teaching and learning, the teacher is only the transmission of knowledge to students, students want better comprehend the knowledge that, then you have to learn by their own activities.
• Dominant method of teaching foreign languages ​​in our integrated, meaning that new words should be taught in context, the context can be a reading, a conversation or a keyword. However, it comes with the teaching and learning of foreign languages ​​is to teach new words like? Teach new sentence structure as students know how to use new vocabulary and structures in communication in foreign languages.
• From the beginning, the teacher should consider the various procedures for each step in the processing of vocabulary new context: suggestive, teach, test and reinforce vocabulary.

• There should be taught everything from the new one? Teach how much of the information in a medium?

• Use pre-learned phrases or going to school to introduce new words.

• Use pictures, visual aids to introduce new words.

• Ensure that students understand the structure, using lexical structure to improve communication functions, establish the relationship between the new structure and vocabulary have.

• Fix memory deep vocabulary of students passed through the sample questions and practice exercises.

1.3. Research subjects.

– Improve your pedagogical profession.

– Contribute to improving the quality of teaching English.

– Students: 4A,4D.

1.4. Research methods.

In this topic I have used some of the following methods:

1. Method of theoretical research

Read a number of textbooks, reference books and some on vocabulary teaching

1. Method of survey observation

To complete the “pedagogical assignment” I have:

– Primary school survey on vocabulary and teaching:

– Teacher interviews and projects (team work)

1. Method of product research of activities.

– Survey student quality

1. Experimental teaching methods

Teaching a vocabulary class: Unit 12: What does your father do?

1. Methodology to study teaching experience.
2. Method of review, experience.

1.5. New points of experience initiative.

     For a long time, our teachers are still familiar with the traditional teaching method followed by books, the teacher is the center of the class should renovate teaching methods, many teachers feel embarrassed. Therefore, in order to prepare a vocabulary lesson or to attract students, it takes a lot of time for the teacher to research, collect pictures, make visual aids, bring simple things to life. Class …. help students remember vocabulary in class and long memory.