APPLYING TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE TO IMPROVE PRIMARY STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY RETENTION

Tóm tắt

This study explored the application o f TPR method to vocabulary teaching in a primary school by carrying out the quasi-experimental method with two groups o f students from Quang Son primary school in Tam Diep city, Ninh Binh Province. The data from this experiment is then evaluated and analysed to measure students ’ vocabulary retention. Based on the findings o f the research, it can be concluded that, the students' progress during the teaching and learning activity by using TPR is better. TPR can improve the students ’ English vocabulary mastery in four aspects: meaning, spelling, pronunciation, and using the words.
The most significant improvement was aspect o f meaning and using the word in different context. Thus, by applying TPR students can remember the vocabulary longer. On the other words, TPR can enhance vocabulary retention fo r students.