MTSU Research Protocol #10-062

Angela Risto

amr5b@mtsu.edu

Middle Tennessee State University

Siegel High School

Name: Angela Risto

Focus of the Action Research Study: Vocabulary Acquisition Methods in Foreign Language

Overarching Question Data Source #1 Data Source #2 Data Source #3 Emerging Patterns Among Data Sets

Notes Which method are students most comfortable with for L2 vocabulary learning?

Student Survey And Student Group Interviews

Researcher Field Notes Teacher Interviews Do students feel that utilizing a variety of methods is more beneficial than simply using one method? Which methods would student be likely to use on their own to study vocabulary?

Which method do students find most enjoyable?

Student Survey And Student Group Interviews

Researcher Field Notes Teacher Interviews Is there a correlation between the method they find most enjoyable and the method they find most effective?

Which method do students find most effective?

Student Survey Student Group Interviews Teacher Interviews Is there a correlation between the method they find most comfortable and the method they find most effective? Do students feel that certain methods are more beneficial for certain types of words (ex. Nouns, verbs, etc.)?

Overarching Question

Data Source #1 Data Source #2 Data Source #3 Emerging Patterns Among Data Sets Notes

#4 Is there a correlation between the method that students find most comfortable and the method that students find most effective?

Student Survey Student Group Interviews

Teacher Interviews Is the method found to be most comfortable the same as the method found to be most effective?

#5 Is there a correlation between the method students find most enjoyable and the method that students find most effective?

Student Survey Student Group Interviews

Teacher Interviews Is the method found to be most enjoyable the same as the method found to be most effective?

#6 Do students feel that utilizing a variety of methods is more beneficial than simply using one specific method?

Student Survey Student Group Interviews

Teacher Interviews Do students feel that the method that is most comfortable, most enjoyable, and most successful is the only method that should be implemented? Do students feel that certain methods are more beneficial for certain types of words (ex. Nouns, verbs, etc.)?

Folse, K. (2004). The underestimated importance of vocabulary in the foreign language

classroom. Retrieved from http://www.seasite.niu.edu/trans/articles/Underestimated%20Importa

nce%20of20Vocab.htm