THE EFFECTS OF WORD CARDS STRATEGY ON VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE OF GRADE 5 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT BANSAWATHI SCHOOL
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Aug 30, 2020
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Word Cards Word Cards Strategy Vocabulary Knowledge
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This research study aimed to investigate the effect of word cards strategy on grade 5 elementary students at Bansawathi School’s vocabulary knowledge, and their perceptions on word cards strategy. The instruments of this study were the vocabulary pretest and posttest, and the questionnaire about the perceptions on word cards strategy. The vocabulary used in this study was selected from the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR)’s A1 English vocabulary list.
The results from the vocabulary pretest and posttest revealed that the use of word cards strategy helped improve the students’ vocabulary knowledge in terms of the recognition of form, the recognition of meaning, and the use of vocabulary. The overall results from the questionnaire revealed that the students had positive perceptions on word cards strategy. In details, the students highly satisfied with word cards strategy, they perceived that word cards strategy is useful, and highly perceived that they can use word cards strategy.
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United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
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Thesis in the Department of Applied Linguistics. 2016.
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Program in the Development Reading Course: The Impact on Their Reading Performances. Thai Journal of Development Administration, 44(2), 74.
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on Iranian Pre-University Students’ Vocabulary Knowledge. International Educational Studies, (5)3. 2012.
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Taiwanese EFL Junior High School Students’ Vocabulary Retention. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, (9)1.
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Bejont & P. Arnaud (Eds.), Vocabulary and applied linguistics (pp. 126-132).
London: MacMillan
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towards the Methods of Learning Vocabulary. English Language Teaching,
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Access the Internet for Learning EFL Listening Skills within a Korean Context. European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning, (20)3, 331-347.
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Grade 6 in the Academic Year 2017. Retrieved from www.newonetresult.niets.or.th
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Boston: Newbury House.
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in Learning Vocabulary Words by Game and Flashcard Techniques of the Fifth Graders. Thesis M.Ed. (Curriculum and Instruction). Chanthaburi: Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University.
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Kristianstad University.
