Sáng kiến kinh nghiệm Some experience in teaching students to learn collocations in the new 11th English textbook

Nội dung tóm tắt: Sáng kiến kinh nghiệm Some experience in teaching students to learn collocations in the new 11th English textbook

1. - Apply to life: to practice writing and speaking every day to be able to use collocations to widen knowledge. * For the teachers: - Have students do exercises that contain words that are repeating collocations over and over. - Ask students to write them down alphabetically or by topic. - Guide students to learn collocations by mind map and by topic. - Have a rich vocabulary and have to explain its meaning in English, not Vietnamese - English translation or vice versa. - Practice writing and speaking using collocations on a regular basis to be effective. - When correcting lessons for students, teachers must explain in detail and clearly. * For the school: - Assign classroom teachers and teach all 3 classes in 3 years so that teachers accumulate experience and have instructional direction appropriate to the level of the student. - Create conditions for teachers to participate in study and improve their skills, participate fully in the training organized by the Department. - Create conditions for students to participate in extracurricular activities, competitions organized by English department. - The schools should organize English-speaking competitions (rhetoric) on the subject of study, at least once a year. This activity will stimulate students' learning English more. * For the Department of Education and Training: - Have a plan for professional training and professional training for teachers more often. - Provide more reference material, visual aids for the subject. - English competitions are mostly designed in the form of writing: semester exams, 10th grade entrance exams, excellent students, Olympic exams, GCSE exams, in the following years - Organizing annual seminars on innovating teaching methods because this is an opportunity for teachers to exchange, learn, share experiences about effective teaching methods to improve the quality of lectures. - It is advisable to hold English Speaking/Writing Contests or English Olympic Contests so that students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge. 41
2. IV. Conclusion Using flexible collocation helps learners to have natural written and spoken language like native speakers, increase efficiency in expression, as well as identify information faster and more accurately. One of the most effective ways to learn collocations is to put them in a specific context, and learners should consider applying this method to be able to manipulate collocations correctly. Collocations are a fantastic way to bring the excitement of vocabulary building into our classroom. They help our students acquire real-world or academic expressions by helping them learn language in chunks, rather than individual words. Collocations also encourage students to focus on meaning and context, rather than memorizing endless lists of words and their strict definitions. Encourage the learners a little differently by helping them see the world not as individual bits, but as groups of information rich in nuance and understanding. With this little study, I hope to provide readers with an overview of collocations and the importance of teaching and learning collocations in improving writing and speaking skills as well as applying to the tests and the national examination. However, in difficult timing condition, mistakes are unavoidable. Therefore, any suggestions and remarks from colleagues will be highly appreciated. 42
3. D. REFERENCES 1. Tiếng Anh 11- Student’s book - Education Publishing House and Pearson 2. Tiếng Anh 11- Work book - Education Publishing House and Pearson 3. Tiếng Anh 11- Teacher’s book - Education Publishing House and Pearson 4. English collocations in use, Intermediate and advanced level by Felicity O’Dell and Michael McCarthy. Cambridge University Press. 5. Understanding Vocab for IELTS Writing /Understanding Vocab for IELTS Speaking Zim – School of English test Preparation. Nhà Xuất Bản Dân Trí 6. 2000 English Collocations and Idioms, Trang Anh – Phạm Thi Kieu Oanh. Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Tự nhiên và công nghệ 7. Lewis, M. 2000. Teaching collocations. London: Language Teaching Publications. 8. AN ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF COLLOCATION BY INTERMEDIATE EFL COLLEGE STUDENTS 9. for-efl-learners/ 10. 11. mira-van/ 12. 13. qua.htm 14. collocations-in-the-efl-classroom/ 15. 16. Sách bài tập trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 11- Hoàng Thị Xuân Hoa (chủ biên) và nhiều tác giả - Nhà xuất bản giáo dục Việt Nam. 43
4. E- APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS ON USING COLLOCATIONS Please tick or circle or write answer where necessary. - Age: - Class: - Years of studying English: . 1. Are you interested in learning English? Yes No 2. Do you think vocabulary plays an important role in learning English? a, Very important b, Important c, Normal d, Not very important e, Not important 3. How do you feel about learning vocabulary? a, Very interesting b, Interesting c, Normal d, Not very interesting e, Not interesting 4. How do you find the difficult level of the vocabulary in the new 11th grade textbook? a, Very difficult b, Difficult c, Normal d, It's not that difficult e, Not difficult 5. Do you understand collocations in English? Tick the answers you think correctly big rain heavy rain Pl-1
5. make a progress a decision a box be seriously affected great importance 6. Do you think it is important to learn collocations? a, Very important b, Important c, Normal d, Not very important e, Not important 7. Does your teacher often teach you collocations when he/she teaches vocabulary? Always Often Sometimes Never 8. Do you use technology to learn vocabulary? Tick the answers Ipad Smart phone Computer Other technologies: 9. Do you have enough vocabulary? Yes No Pl-2
6. APPENDIX 2: A MULTIPLE CHOICE EXERCISE TO EVALUATE STUDENT RESULTS Full name: Class: Choose the best answer 1. Most of these students are interested in undergraduate studies for bachelor's degrees. A. achieving B. getting C. receiving D. pursuing 2. Experiences at work their knowledge and gradually mature them. A. help B. make C. broaden D. take 3. The archaeological will last for several years as scholars believe that there are still relics buried in this site. A. excavations B. heritage C. nature D. geology 4. In China, there are still a lot of families sharing the same house. A. extent B. extension C. extended D. extensive 5. Traffic congestion in large cities seems to be an problem. A. soluble B. insoluble C. solved D. resolved 6. Due to financial conflict over years, they decided to get . A. proposed B. engaged C. married D. divorced 7. The increased can be attributed to three main factors: healthier lifestyles, better nutrition, and advances in medical science and technology. A. life expectancy B. ageing process C. nutritious diet D. stress lifestyle 8. is an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere. A. climate change B. global warming C. greenhouse gases D. emissions 9. I'm in a at the moment. A. date B. relationship C. romance D. argument 10. You should make a list of things to do and them if you want to work effectively. A. do B. arrange C. prioritize D. approach 11. Effective skills help you break each project down into the achievable tasks. A. time-keeping B. time – consuming C. time- management D. Time-line 12. Students with impairments may suffer from difficulties with memory, self-expression, information processing, and other learning disabilities. A. memory B. studying C. learning D. cognitive Pl-3
7. 13. We need to help many students with disabilities to become independent, integrate in the community and success at school. A. achieve B. lose C. have D. receive 14. The right of every nation is to lead its national existence free from external . A. involvement B. prevention C. interference D. interruption 15. Precisely when the first wheeled chairs were invented and used for persons is unknown. A. disabled B. poor C. unhappy D. unemployed 16. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He's . A. mentally alert B. mentally ill C. mentally retarded D. mentally restricted 17. Copenhagen has been voted the most city in the world. A. ecological friendly B. eco- friendly C. ecologically soundly D. friendly ecologically 18. He suggested playing sports when you're young, or yoga and t'ai chi A. doing B. taking C. following D. practising Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 19. Many city dwellers, especially those in developing countries, still live in poverty. A. residents B. migrants C. residers D. inhabitants Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 20. Sometimes, in order to get things done, you have to take the initiative. A. make the last decision B. make important changes C. raise the first idea D. sacrifice for others Answer: 1.D 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.C 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.D 19.B 20.C Pl-4
8. APPENDIX 3: SOME PICTURES OF STUDENTS ‘S DOING COLLOCATIONS IN CLASS AND ON THE INTERNET THROUGH SOFTWARE Pl-5