EFFECTS OF CHINESE LEARNING ACTIVITIES USING TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE METHOD ON VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE AND LISTENING ABILITY OF PRATHOMSUKSA 5 STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the Chinese vocabulary knowledge of Prathomsuksa 5 students before and after using Total Physical Response teaching method, 2) compare the Chinese listening ability of Prathomsuksa 5 students before and after using Total Physical Response teaching method, and 3) study the relationship between Chinese vocabulary knowledge and Chinese listening ability of Prathomsuksa 5 students through using Total Physical Response teaching method. The sample group consisted of 44 Prathomsuksa 5 students at Udon Wittaya School. The research instruments included 1) the Chinese lesson plans using Total Physical Response teaching method, 2) the Chinese vocabulary knowledge test, and 3) the Chinese listening ability test. The research was conducted on the sample group, spending 24 hours. The statistics used in data analysis were mean, standard deviation, dependent samples t-test, and Pearson correlation. The research findings were summarized as follows:

1) The Chinese vocabulary knowledge of Prathomsuksa 5 using Total Physical Response teaching method, the posttest mean score was higher than the pretest at the significant level of .05.

2) The Chinese listening ability of Prathomsuksa 5 using Total Physical Response teaching method, the posttest mean score was higher than the pretest at the significant level of .05.

3) The Chinese vocabulary knowledge and Chinese listening ability after learning had a positive correlation coefficient at the significant level of .01. The results of the relationship were at a moderate level.