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i VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES - NGUYỄN THỊ THU HÀ A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME CLT CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO FIRST YEAR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT THE AJC (Nghiên cứu tính hiệu số hoạt động theo đường hướng giao tiếp việc dạy từ vựng cho sinh viên năm thứ không chuyên Học viện Báo chí Tuyên truyền) M.A Minor Programme Thesis Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 Supervisor: Prof Dr Hoàng Văn Vân HANOI - 2008 ii DECLARATION I hereby that the thesis entitled A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME CLT CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO FIRST YEAR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT THE AJC is the result of my own research for the Degree of Master of Education at College of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University, Hanoi I confirm that this thesis has not been submitted for any other degrees Student’s Signature Nguyen Thi Thu Ha ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to all the people who have helped me with this research study My thanks to: My supervisor - Prof Dr Hoang Van Van, whose expert help and guidance has been invaluable to me throughout the writing of this thesis The teachers of the Postgraduate Department - College of Foreign Languages Vietnam National University for the knowledge they have provided The two teachers of English and 40 first year students of Ho Chi Minh Ideology department, Academy of Journalism and Communication for their assistance and participation in my experimental research And finally, my thanks go to my family members, friends and other colleagues at the AJC for their love and support to me, which are very significant for me to finish this research study iv ABSTRACT This thesis is devoted to examining the comparative effectiveness of some CLT approach classroom activities in teaching vocabulary to first year non-major students at the Academy of Journalism and Communication In order to achieve this objective, a theoretical and practical research is carried out In the Theoretical Background, the background of vocabulary and relevance to teaching vocabulary are summarized An overview on CLT approach that has been employing in foreign language teaching in Vietnam is also introduced in this part After that a brief background setting to the quasi-experiment relating to teaching and learning vocabulary at the AJC is highlighted Subsequently, the quasi-experimental study is given to evaluate the effectiveness of some CLT approach classroom activities And the results we will get based on data analysis are in the third chapter Finally, some recommendations for vocabulary teaching/learning effectively are suggested v TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration .i Acknowledgemments .ii Abstract iii Table of contents iv List of abbreviations vi List of tables vii List of charts .ix PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale Aims of the study 3 Significance of the study Scope of the study Research Questions Methods of the study Design of the study PART II: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND vi 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Vocabulary in teaching and learning English 1.2.1 Definition and types of word 1.2.2 Definition and types of vocabulary 1.2.3 The importance of vocabulary 1.2.4 The role of vocabulary in language skills 1.2.4.1 In communication 1.2.4.2 In other skills 1.3 Teaching vocabulary 1.3.1 The role of vocabulary teaching 1.3.2 What needs to be taught while teaching vocabulary? 10 1.3.3 Methods and approaches of teaching vocabulary at university 11 1.3.4 Theoretical background of CLT approach vi 12 1.3.4.1 Introduction and definition of CLT 12 1.3.4.2 Basic features of communicative approach 13 1.3.4.3 The role of the teacher in CLT 13 1.3.4.4 Challenges for applying CLT in Viet Nam 14 1.3.4.5 Some principles of employing CLT in teaching vocabulary effectively 14 1.3.4.6 Prominent features of CLT activities that encourage vocabulary learning 14 1.4 Summary 15 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AJC: Academy of Journalism and Communication CLT: Communication Language Teaching EFL: English as Foreign Language ESP: English for Specific Purpose M.A: Master MC: Master of Ceremonies TPR: Total Physical Response VNU: Viet Nam National University LIST OF TABLES Pages Table 1: Vocabulary designed in the course-book Lifeline – Elementary 19 Table 2: The results and mean of the post-tests 33 Table 3: Rating students through post-tests 35 Table 4: Modes of the post-tests 36 LIST OF CHARTS Pages Chart 1: Below-average 35 Chart 2: Average 35 Chart 3: Good 36 Chart 4: Excellent 36 ... study iv ABSTRACT This thesis is devoted to examining the comparative effectiveness of some CLT approach classroom activities in teaching vocabulary to first year non- major students at the Academy... CLT classroom activities in teaching vocabulary to first year non- English major students at the Academy of Journalism and Communication” 2 Aims of the study The study is aimed to find out the. .. DECLARATION I hereby that the thesis entitled A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME CLT CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO FIRST YEAR NON- ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT THE AJC is the result