USING WORDWALL AS AN ONLINE TEACHING TOOL TO ENHANCE VOCABULARY COMPETENCE FOR 10TH GRADERS

Nguyễn Thị Hồng Minh; Đặng Thảo Nguyên

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.10132

USING WORDWALL AS AN ONLINE TEACHING TOOL TO ENHANCE VOCABULARY COMPETENCE FOR 10TH GRADERS

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Received: 12/04/24 Revised: 10/06/24 Published: 10/06/24

Authors

1. Nguyen Thi Hong Minh , TNU - University of Education
2. Dang Thao Nguyen, TNU - University of Education

Abstract

Having a good grasp of vocabulary is essential when learning English. Since students often struggle with retaining a large amount of vocabulary, teachers need to find ways to help, and using Wordwall as an online teaching tool could be an effective solution. The purpose of this study was to discover whether Wordwall website is suitable to 10th graders at a high school in Vietnam and whether implementing such tasks is effective to enhance their vocabulary competence. Adopting pre-experiemental research design with the use of quantitative method, the study involved 30 students taking part in a 7-week intervention in which each week they were required to join in 2 vocabulary lessons with the integration of Wordwall as an online teaching tool supplemental to the regular curriculum. The participants were invited to complete a vocabulary pre-test and post-test and a questionnaire for some insights about the improvement of their vocabulary competence and their opinions towards the implementation of Wordwall website. The findings of the pre-test and post-test indicated that the students' vocabulary competence had improved significantly after engaging in vocabulary lessons using Wordwall. Findings from the questionnaire also revealed that the utilization of Wordwall Website appeals to 10th graders' interests in improving their vocabulary competence and it is suitable and effective for such development. Therefore, it is recommended that Wordwall website be used more frequently in vocabulary lessons to enhance the vocabulary competence of 10th graders.

Keywords

Vocabulary competence; Vocabulary teaching; Online teaching tool; Wordwall; 10th graders

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34238/tnu-jst.10132

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