Enhancing vocabulary of young children through the use of matchstick figures and pictures
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2023
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Department of English Education
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This quasi-experimental thesis aimed to investigate the effectiveness of teaching vocabulary to young children using matchstick figures and pictures. The study involved 40 students from Shree Jaganath Dedraj Janta Secondary School in Sunsari district, Nepal, who were in grade 3. A pre-test was given to determine the students' proficiency level in vocabulary before dividing them into two groups. One group was taught vocabulary using traditional methods, while the other group was taught using matchstick figures and pictures. A post-test was administered to both groups, and the results were compared to determine the effectiveness of the two teaching methods.
The study's background provides an overview of Nepal's educational system and highlights the significance of English as a global language. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of acquiring a wide range of vocabulary to attain proficiency in the English language.The statement of the problem highlights the difficulty in teaching vocabulary in Nepalese government schools, and the study aims to find out if teaching new words in a new and entertaining way will increase students' learning ability. The methodology of the study involved teaching class 3 students in a community school in Barahkshetra municipality of Sunsari district using pictures and matchstick figures to teach vocabulary. The findings of the study suggest that using these methods can help students learn new words better and increase their vocabulary retention. The implications of the study are that teachers should adopt new and interesting strategies to teach vocabulary to make learners active and engaged.
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Enhancing vocabulary, Young children, Matchstick figures