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UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY LETTERS AND EDUCATION SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIC
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT
TOPIC
THE INFLUENCE OF THE ACQUISITION OF VOCABULARY FOR
DEVELOPING ORAL EXPRESSION
PROPOSAL
DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF INTERACTIVE SLIDES FOR PROMOTING ORAL EXPRESSION ACTIVITIES
Educational project previous to obtaining the title of
LICENCIADO EN CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIOacuteN
Major in LENGUA Y LINGUumlIacuteSTICA INGLESA
RESERCHERS
Servio Andreacutes Enriquez Lozano
Daniel Erik Bueno Alvarado
Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
Profesor - Advisor
Guayaquil ndash Ecuador 2019
II
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIacuteA LETRAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIOacuteN
SISTEMA DE EDUCACIOacuteN SEMIPRESENCIAL
CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO MATRIZ GUAYAQUIL
_________________________ __________________________ Msc SANTIAGO GALINDO MOSQUEA Msc PEDRO RIZZO BAJANtildeA
DECANO VICEDECANO
___________________________ ___________________________ Msc Carlos Valle Navarrete Ab Sebastiaacuten Cadena Alvarado DIRECTOR SUB-DIRECTOR ESCUELA DE LENGUAS
IV
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIacuteA LETRAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIOacuteN
SISTEMA DE EDUCACIOacuteN SEMIPRESENCIAL
CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO MATRIZ GUAYAQUIL
PROYECTO
Tema
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
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Servio Andreacutes Enriquez Lozano Daniel Erik Bueno Alvarado
CI 0930175070 CI 0909003584
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EL TRIBUNAL EXAMINADOR OTORGA
AL PRESENTE TRABAJO
LA CALIFICACIOacuteN DE __________________
EQUIVALENTE A __________________
TRIBUNAL
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this project to God first since he is the reason why I am at this stage
of my life Then my dear mother Enny Zoraida because thanks to her
unconditional support I have been able to finish with my university studies
To my dear grandmother Maria Gavilanes who has helped me with her
constant support and dedication I was able to get needed motivation and
inspiration to get this project done
To my father Servio Ignacio Enriquez despite our distance and for his
motivation who with his advice has been able to guide to culminate my
professional career
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to the attention of the school that we offered to do our
Project educative and to my advisor for helping me and developing this thesis
My family for being the Support that I always need
This has been a great journey full of educational
To my teachers to whom I owe a great part of my knowledge thanks to their
Patience and teaching and an eternal thanks to this prestigious university
Which opened its doors to young people like us preparing us for a competitive
Future and training us as good people and finally Thanks to the strength given
To me by God I have been able to finally achieve another one of my goals
VII
DEDICATION
It is my wish as a simple gesture or gratitude to dedicate my degree to my wife
Miolyn Mayorga chang for her permanent love and affection and my daughter
And my parents who supported me and with encouraging spirit conditionally
Contributing achieve the goals and objective proposal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to God for blessing me my parents for being the support
That always need to get where I have come because they made this dream
Came true to the university for giving me the opportunity to study and be a
Professional
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in
8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School The participants of this
investigation were involved in a process in how help them to foster oral
expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an
English teacher in order to discover the relationship and also it provides a
solution The result was that students like English as a second language but
they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be
more practical for students The proposal for this issue is the design and
application of interactive slides for improving oral expression using essential
vocabulary based on English book used in public school
KEY WORDS oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
Front page
Registration signature authoritieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipII
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Authoring helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIV
Approval helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipV
Qualification helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVI
DedicationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVII
AcknowlegdehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVIII
Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
Nationalrepositoryscience and technology
Abstract helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXI
General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
Index of Graphics helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXVI
Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
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CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
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122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
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152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
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16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
II
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIacuteA LETRAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIOacuteN
SISTEMA DE EDUCACIOacuteN SEMIPRESENCIAL
CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO MATRIZ GUAYAQUIL
_________________________ __________________________ Msc SANTIAGO GALINDO MOSQUEA Msc PEDRO RIZZO BAJANtildeA
DECANO VICEDECANO
___________________________ ___________________________ Msc Carlos Valle Navarrete Ab Sebastiaacuten Cadena Alvarado DIRECTOR SUB-DIRECTOR ESCUELA DE LENGUAS
IV
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIacuteA LETRAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIOacuteN
SISTEMA DE EDUCACIOacuteN SEMIPRESENCIAL
CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO MATRIZ GUAYAQUIL
PROYECTO
Tema
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
APROBADO
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Tribunal No 1
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Tribunal No 2 Tribunal No 3
__________________________ __________________________
Servio Andreacutes Enriquez Lozano Daniel Erik Bueno Alvarado
CI 0930175070 CI 0909003584
V
EL TRIBUNAL EXAMINADOR OTORGA
AL PRESENTE TRABAJO
LA CALIFICACIOacuteN DE __________________
EQUIVALENTE A __________________
TRIBUNAL
________________________ ________________________
________________________
VI
DEDICATION
I dedicate this project to God first since he is the reason why I am at this stage
of my life Then my dear mother Enny Zoraida because thanks to her
unconditional support I have been able to finish with my university studies
To my dear grandmother Maria Gavilanes who has helped me with her
constant support and dedication I was able to get needed motivation and
inspiration to get this project done
To my father Servio Ignacio Enriquez despite our distance and for his
motivation who with his advice has been able to guide to culminate my
professional career
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to the attention of the school that we offered to do our
Project educative and to my advisor for helping me and developing this thesis
My family for being the Support that I always need
This has been a great journey full of educational
To my teachers to whom I owe a great part of my knowledge thanks to their
Patience and teaching and an eternal thanks to this prestigious university
Which opened its doors to young people like us preparing us for a competitive
Future and training us as good people and finally Thanks to the strength given
To me by God I have been able to finally achieve another one of my goals
VII
DEDICATION
It is my wish as a simple gesture or gratitude to dedicate my degree to my wife
Miolyn Mayorga chang for her permanent love and affection and my daughter
And my parents who supported me and with encouraging spirit conditionally
Contributing achieve the goals and objective proposal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to God for blessing me my parents for being the support
That always need to get where I have come because they made this dream
Came true to the university for giving me the opportunity to study and be a
Professional
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in
8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School The participants of this
investigation were involved in a process in how help them to foster oral
expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an
English teacher in order to discover the relationship and also it provides a
solution The result was that students like English as a second language but
they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be
more practical for students The proposal for this issue is the design and
application of interactive slides for improving oral expression using essential
vocabulary based on English book used in public school
KEY WORDS oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
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Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
Nationalrepositoryscience and technology
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General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
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Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
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GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
IV
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIacuteA LETRAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIOacuteN
SISTEMA DE EDUCACIOacuteN SEMIPRESENCIAL
CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO MATRIZ GUAYAQUIL
PROYECTO
Tema
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
APROBADO
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Tribunal No 1
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Tribunal No 2 Tribunal No 3
__________________________ __________________________
Servio Andreacutes Enriquez Lozano Daniel Erik Bueno Alvarado
CI 0930175070 CI 0909003584
V
EL TRIBUNAL EXAMINADOR OTORGA
AL PRESENTE TRABAJO
LA CALIFICACIOacuteN DE __________________
EQUIVALENTE A __________________
TRIBUNAL
________________________ ________________________
________________________
VI
DEDICATION
I dedicate this project to God first since he is the reason why I am at this stage
of my life Then my dear mother Enny Zoraida because thanks to her
unconditional support I have been able to finish with my university studies
To my dear grandmother Maria Gavilanes who has helped me with her
constant support and dedication I was able to get needed motivation and
inspiration to get this project done
To my father Servio Ignacio Enriquez despite our distance and for his
motivation who with his advice has been able to guide to culminate my
professional career
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to the attention of the school that we offered to do our
Project educative and to my advisor for helping me and developing this thesis
My family for being the Support that I always need
This has been a great journey full of educational
To my teachers to whom I owe a great part of my knowledge thanks to their
Patience and teaching and an eternal thanks to this prestigious university
Which opened its doors to young people like us preparing us for a competitive
Future and training us as good people and finally Thanks to the strength given
To me by God I have been able to finally achieve another one of my goals
VII
DEDICATION
It is my wish as a simple gesture or gratitude to dedicate my degree to my wife
Miolyn Mayorga chang for her permanent love and affection and my daughter
And my parents who supported me and with encouraging spirit conditionally
Contributing achieve the goals and objective proposal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to God for blessing me my parents for being the support
That always need to get where I have come because they made this dream
Came true to the university for giving me the opportunity to study and be a
Professional
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in
8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School The participants of this
investigation were involved in a process in how help them to foster oral
expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an
English teacher in order to discover the relationship and also it provides a
solution The result was that students like English as a second language but
they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be
more practical for students The proposal for this issue is the design and
application of interactive slides for improving oral expression using essential
vocabulary based on English book used in public school
KEY WORDS oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
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Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
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General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
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Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
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GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
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ahmadazmanperlisuitmedumyRafizah Mohd Rawian
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIacuteA LETRAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIOacuteN
SISTEMA DE EDUCACIOacuteN SEMIPRESENCIAL
CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO MATRIZ GUAYAQUIL
PROYECTO
Tema
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
APROBADO
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Tribunal No 1
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Tribunal No 2 Tribunal No 3
__________________________ __________________________
Servio Andreacutes Enriquez Lozano Daniel Erik Bueno Alvarado
CI 0930175070 CI 0909003584
V
EL TRIBUNAL EXAMINADOR OTORGA
AL PRESENTE TRABAJO
LA CALIFICACIOacuteN DE __________________
EQUIVALENTE A __________________
TRIBUNAL
________________________ ________________________
________________________
VI
DEDICATION
I dedicate this project to God first since he is the reason why I am at this stage
of my life Then my dear mother Enny Zoraida because thanks to her
unconditional support I have been able to finish with my university studies
To my dear grandmother Maria Gavilanes who has helped me with her
constant support and dedication I was able to get needed motivation and
inspiration to get this project done
To my father Servio Ignacio Enriquez despite our distance and for his
motivation who with his advice has been able to guide to culminate my
professional career
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to the attention of the school that we offered to do our
Project educative and to my advisor for helping me and developing this thesis
My family for being the Support that I always need
This has been a great journey full of educational
To my teachers to whom I owe a great part of my knowledge thanks to their
Patience and teaching and an eternal thanks to this prestigious university
Which opened its doors to young people like us preparing us for a competitive
Future and training us as good people and finally Thanks to the strength given
To me by God I have been able to finally achieve another one of my goals
VII
DEDICATION
It is my wish as a simple gesture or gratitude to dedicate my degree to my wife
Miolyn Mayorga chang for her permanent love and affection and my daughter
And my parents who supported me and with encouraging spirit conditionally
Contributing achieve the goals and objective proposal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to God for blessing me my parents for being the support
That always need to get where I have come because they made this dream
Came true to the university for giving me the opportunity to study and be a
Professional
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in
8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School The participants of this
investigation were involved in a process in how help them to foster oral
expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an
English teacher in order to discover the relationship and also it provides a
solution The result was that students like English as a second language but
they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be
more practical for students The proposal for this issue is the design and
application of interactive slides for improving oral expression using essential
vocabulary based on English book used in public school
KEY WORDS oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
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General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
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Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
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STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
EL TRIBUNAL EXAMINADOR OTORGA
AL PRESENTE TRABAJO
LA CALIFICACIOacuteN DE __________________
EQUIVALENTE A __________________
TRIBUNAL
________________________ ________________________
________________________
VI
DEDICATION
I dedicate this project to God first since he is the reason why I am at this stage
of my life Then my dear mother Enny Zoraida because thanks to her
unconditional support I have been able to finish with my university studies
To my dear grandmother Maria Gavilanes who has helped me with her
constant support and dedication I was able to get needed motivation and
inspiration to get this project done
To my father Servio Ignacio Enriquez despite our distance and for his
motivation who with his advice has been able to guide to culminate my
professional career
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to the attention of the school that we offered to do our
Project educative and to my advisor for helping me and developing this thesis
My family for being the Support that I always need
This has been a great journey full of educational
To my teachers to whom I owe a great part of my knowledge thanks to their
Patience and teaching and an eternal thanks to this prestigious university
Which opened its doors to young people like us preparing us for a competitive
Future and training us as good people and finally Thanks to the strength given
To me by God I have been able to finally achieve another one of my goals
VII
DEDICATION
It is my wish as a simple gesture or gratitude to dedicate my degree to my wife
Miolyn Mayorga chang for her permanent love and affection and my daughter
And my parents who supported me and with encouraging spirit conditionally
Contributing achieve the goals and objective proposal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to God for blessing me my parents for being the support
That always need to get where I have come because they made this dream
Came true to the university for giving me the opportunity to study and be a
Professional
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in
8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School The participants of this
investigation were involved in a process in how help them to foster oral
expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an
English teacher in order to discover the relationship and also it provides a
solution The result was that students like English as a second language but
they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be
more practical for students The proposal for this issue is the design and
application of interactive slides for improving oral expression using essential
vocabulary based on English book used in public school
KEY WORDS oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
Front page
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Qualification helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVI
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Abstract helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXI
General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
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Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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10
Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
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99
100
101
102
103
104
105
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107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
DEDICATION
I dedicate this project to God first since he is the reason why I am at this stage
of my life Then my dear mother Enny Zoraida because thanks to her
unconditional support I have been able to finish with my university studies
To my dear grandmother Maria Gavilanes who has helped me with her
constant support and dedication I was able to get needed motivation and
inspiration to get this project done
To my father Servio Ignacio Enriquez despite our distance and for his
motivation who with his advice has been able to guide to culminate my
professional career
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to the attention of the school that we offered to do our
Project educative and to my advisor for helping me and developing this thesis
My family for being the Support that I always need
This has been a great journey full of educational
To my teachers to whom I owe a great part of my knowledge thanks to their
Patience and teaching and an eternal thanks to this prestigious university
Which opened its doors to young people like us preparing us for a competitive
Future and training us as good people and finally Thanks to the strength given
To me by God I have been able to finally achieve another one of my goals
VII
DEDICATION
It is my wish as a simple gesture or gratitude to dedicate my degree to my wife
Miolyn Mayorga chang for her permanent love and affection and my daughter
And my parents who supported me and with encouraging spirit conditionally
Contributing achieve the goals and objective proposal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to God for blessing me my parents for being the support
That always need to get where I have come because they made this dream
Came true to the university for giving me the opportunity to study and be a
Professional
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in
8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School The participants of this
investigation were involved in a process in how help them to foster oral
expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an
English teacher in order to discover the relationship and also it provides a
solution The result was that students like English as a second language but
they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be
more practical for students The proposal for this issue is the design and
application of interactive slides for improving oral expression using essential
vocabulary based on English book used in public school
KEY WORDS oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
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Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
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Abstract helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXI
General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
Index of Graphics helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXVI
Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
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GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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Vocabulary Knowledge of Adult ESL Learners Ahmad Azman
Mokhtar (Corresponding Author)Academy of Language Studies
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia
Tel 60-12-661-3064 E-mail
ahmadazmanperlisuitmedumyRafizah Mohd Rawian
Academy of Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA
(UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-12-363-0455 E-mail
rafizahmrperlisuitmedumy Mohamad Fadhili YahayaAcademy
of Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600
94
Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-12-455-5164 E-
mailmohdfadhiliperlisuitmedumy Azaharee Abdullah
Academy of Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA
(UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-19-434-1937 E-mail
imazahareecomMahani Mansor Academy of Language
Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis
Malaysia Tel 60-12-438-3480 E-mail mahaniperlisuitmedumy
Mohd Izwan Osman Academy of Language Studies Universiti
Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-12-
348-9529 E-mail mohdizwanperlisuitmedumy Zahrullaili
Ahmad Zakaria Academy of Language Studies Universiti
Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-12-
563-9209 E-mail zahrullailiperlisuitmedumy Aminarashid
Murat Academy of Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA
(UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-19-474-1589 E-mail
aminarrashidperlisuitmedumy Surina Nayan Academy of
Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600
Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-19-562-5843 E-mail
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
VII
DEDICATION
It is my wish as a simple gesture or gratitude to dedicate my degree to my wife
Miolyn Mayorga chang for her permanent love and affection and my daughter
And my parents who supported me and with encouraging spirit conditionally
Contributing achieve the goals and objective proposal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank to God for blessing me my parents for being the support
That always need to get where I have come because they made this dream
Came true to the university for giving me the opportunity to study and be a
Professional
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in
8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School The participants of this
investigation were involved in a process in how help them to foster oral
expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an
English teacher in order to discover the relationship and also it provides a
solution The result was that students like English as a second language but
they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be
more practical for students The proposal for this issue is the design and
application of interactive slides for improving oral expression using essential
vocabulary based on English book used in public school
KEY WORDS oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
Front page
Registration signature authoritieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipII
Tutor certificate helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIII
Authoring helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIV
Approval helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipV
Qualification helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVI
DedicationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVII
AcknowlegdehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVIII
Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
Nationalrepositoryscience and technology
Abstract helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXI
General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
Index of Graphics helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXVI
Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in
8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School The participants of this
investigation were involved in a process in how help them to foster oral
expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an
English teacher in order to discover the relationship and also it provides a
solution The result was that students like English as a second language but
they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be
more practical for students The proposal for this issue is the design and
application of interactive slides for improving oral expression using essential
vocabulary based on English book used in public school
KEY WORDS oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
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Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
Nationalrepositoryscience and technology
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General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
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Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
REPOSITORIO NACIONAL EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIacuteA
FICHA DE REGISTRO DE TESIS
TIacuteTULO Y SUBTIacuteTULO La influencia de la adquisicioacuten de vocabulario para desarrollar expresioacuten oral Disentildeo y aplicacioacuten de diapositivas para ayudar en las actividades de expresioacuten oral
AUTORES Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUCIOacuteN
Universidad de Guayaquil
FACULTAD Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CARRERA Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
FECHA DE PUBLICACIOacuteN No DE PAacuteGS119
TIacuteTULO OBTENIDO Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y
Linguumliacutestica
AacuteREAS TEMAacuteTICAS Lengua Inglesa
PALABRAS CLAVE Expresioacuten oral vocabulario estrategias de aprendizaje
RESUMEN Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo grado en la
Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Olea Los participantes de esta investigacioacuten participaron en un
proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso
los investigadores utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la entrevista
a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes proporcionaron una solucioacuten El
resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de
vocabulario y pueden promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de aprendizaje
aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes La propuesta para este tema es el
disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un
vocabulario esencial basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
No DE REGISTRO No DE CLASIFICACIOacuteN
DIRECCIOacuteN URL
ADJUNTO PDF x SI NO
CONTACTO CON AUTORES Teleacutefono E-mail
CONTACTO EN LA INSTITUCIOacuteN NombreSecretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
Teleacutefono(04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
REPOSITORY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
X
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
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Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
Nationalrepositoryscience and technology
Abstract helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXI
General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
Index of Graphics helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXVI
Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
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not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
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willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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Isabel Cantoacuten Mayo Facultad de Educacioacuten Campus de
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APPENDIX
1
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99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
REGISTRATION FORM OF THESIS
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The influence of the acquisition of vocabulary for developing oral expression Design and application of interactive slides for promoting oral expression activities
AUTHORS Servio Enriquez Lozano and Daniel Bueno
Alvarado
TUTOR Msc Alfonso Saacutenchez Aacutevila
REVISOR MscGalo Donoso
INSTITUTIOacuteN University of Guayaquil FACULTY Facultad de Filosofiacutea Letras y Ciencias de la Educacioacuten
CAREER Lenguas y Linguumliacutestica
DATE OF PUBLISHING NUMBER OF PAacuteGES 119
OBTAINED TITLE Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacioacuten mencioacuten en Lengua Inglesa y Linguumliacutestica
THEMATIC AREAS Lengua Inglesa
KEY WORDS Oral expression vocabulary learning strategies
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between oral expression and vocabulary in 8th grade at
Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School The participants of this investigation were involved in a process in
how help them to foster oral expression through vocabulary For this process the researchers used
empirical resources such as observation sheet survey and the interview to an English teacher in order
to discover the relationship and also it provides a solution The result was that students like English as a
second language but they notice the lack of vocabulary and it could promote a low level of oral
expression moreover the learning strategies applied in a classroom have to be more practical for
students The proposal for this issue is the design and application of interactive slides for improving oral
expression using essential vocabulary based on English book used in public school
NUMBER OF REGISTER NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIOacuteN
URL ADDRESS (tesis en la web)
PDF ATTACHED x YES NO
CONTACT WITH AUTHORS TELEPHONE E-mail
CONTACT IN THE INSTITUTION Name Secretariacutea de la Escuela de Lenguas y
Linguumliacutestica
Telephone (04)2294888 Ext 123
E-maillenguaslinguisticafilogmailcom
X
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
Front page
Registration signature authoritieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipII
Tutor certificate helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIII
Authoring helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIV
Approval helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipV
Qualification helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVI
DedicationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVII
AcknowlegdehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVIII
Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
Nationalrepositoryscience and technology
Abstract helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXI
General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
Index of Graphics helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXVI
Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
RESUMEN
Este estudio explora la relacioacuten entre la expresioacuten oral y el vocabulario en 8vo
grado en la Escuela Secundaria Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Los participantes de
esta investigacioacuten participaron en un proceso sobre coacutemo ayudarlos a fomentar
la expresioacuten oral a traveacutes del vocabulario Para este proceso los investigadores
utilizaron recursos empiacutericos como la hoja de observacioacuten la encuesta y la
entrevista a un profesor de ingleacutes con el fin de descubrir la relacioacuten y ademaacutes
proporcionaron una solucioacuten El resultado fue que a los estudiantes les gusta el
ingleacutes como segundo idioma pero notan la falta de vocabulario y pueden
promover un bajo nivel de expresioacuten oral ademaacutes las estrategias de
aprendizaje aplicadas en el aula deben ser maacutes praacutecticas para los estudiantes
La propuesta para este tema es el disentildeo y la aplicacioacuten de diapositivas
interactivas para mejorar la expresioacuten oral utilizando un vocabulario esencial
basado en el libro de ingleacutes utilizado en las escuelas puacuteblicas
Palabras clave expresioacuten oral vocabulario y estrategias de aprendizaje
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
Front page
Registration signature authoritieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipII
Tutor certificate helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIII
Authoring helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIV
Approval helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipV
Qualification helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVI
DedicationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVII
AcknowlegdehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVIII
Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
Nationalrepositoryscience and technology
Abstract helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXI
General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
Index of Graphics helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXVI
Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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10
Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
GENERAL INDEX
PAacuteGINAS PRELIMINARES
Front page
Registration signature authoritieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipII
Tutor certificate helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIII
Authoring helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipIV
Approval helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipV
Qualification helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVI
DedicationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVII
AcknowlegdehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipVIII
Repositorionacional de ciencia tecnologiacutea
Nationalrepositoryscience and technology
Abstract helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXI
General IndexhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIII
Index of TablehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXIIII
Index of Graphics helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipXVI
Introduction helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip1
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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10
Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION 2
PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION 3
CONFLICT SITUATION 3
SCIENTIFIC FACT 4
CAUSES 4
PROBLEM FORMULATION 4
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION 4
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS 6
17 JUSTIFICATION 7
CHAPTER II 11
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 11
BACKGROUND 11
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 12
VOCABULARY 12
DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY 12
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY 13
WORD MEANING 14
EXTENDING WORD USE 16
WORD COMBINATIONS 17
GRAMMAR OF WORDS 17
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 19
Provide opportunities to read new words 19
Association with Pictures 19
Word Cards 20
Mind Mapping 20
Provide context 21
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
Use new words outside of class 21
Understand language 21
Idioms are not universal 22
Ask students what they need to know 22
Practice in a safe environment 23
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 23
Promote Meaningful Talk 23
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes 24
Instruction of techniques 24
New vocabulary 25
Vocabulary in context 25
DEPENDENT VARIABLE 25
ORAL EXPRESSION 25
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION 28
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION 32
Pronunciation 32
Grammar 33
Vocabulary 34
Fluency 34
Self-Confidence 35
Speech conditions 35
Cognitive factors 36
Affective factors 36
Performance factors 36
Psychological foundation 36
Gaining Attention 37
Informing the learner of the objective 37
Stimulating recall of prior learning 37
Presenting the stimulus 38
Pedagogical foundation 38
Sociological foundation 40
Legal foundation 41
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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Vocabulary Knowledge of Adult ESL Learners Ahmad Azman
Mokhtar (Corresponding Author)Academy of Language Studies
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia
Tel 60-12-661-3064 E-mail
ahmadazmanperlisuitmedumyRafizah Mohd Rawian
Academy of Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA
(UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-12-363-0455 E-mail
rafizahmrperlisuitmedumy Mohamad Fadhili YahayaAcademy
of Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600
94
Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-12-455-5164 E-
mailmohdfadhiliperlisuitmedumy Azaharee Abdullah
Academy of Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA
(UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-19-434-1937 E-mail
imazahareecomMahani Mansor Academy of Language
Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis
Malaysia Tel 60-12-438-3480 E-mail mahaniperlisuitmedumy
Mohd Izwan Osman Academy of Language Studies Universiti
Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-12-
348-9529 E-mail mohdizwanperlisuitmedumy Zahrullaili
Ahmad Zakaria Academy of Language Studies Universiti
Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-12-
563-9209 E-mail zahrullailiperlisuitmedumy Aminarashid
Murat Academy of Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA
(UiTM) 02600 Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-19-474-1589 E-mail
aminarrashidperlisuitmedumy Surina Nayan Academy of
Language Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 02600
Arau Perlis Malaysia Tel 60-19-562-5843 E-mail
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APPENDIX
1
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122
CHAPTER III 43
METHODOLOGY 43
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION 43
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION 44
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION 44
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION 45
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE 45
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION 46
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION 47
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS 48
Observation guide 49
Survey Questionnaire 49
Interview Questionnaire 49
37 DATA ANALYSIS 49
371 SURVEY 50
38 Chi square 62
39 The interview 63
CHAPTER VI
41 Title 66
42 Justification 66
Objective 67
General objective 67
Specific objective 67
43 Feasibility of the application 67
FINANCIAL 67
LEGAL 67
TECHNICAL 67
HUMAN 67
POLITICS 68
44 Description 68
Introduction 68
45 Table of content 69
Conclusion 69
INDEX OF TABLE
TABLE 1 POPULATION AND SAMPLEhelliphellip 60
TABLE 2 OPERACIONALIZATION OF VARIABLEhellip 61
TABLE 3 hellip 65
TABLE 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphellip 66
TABLE 5 67
TABLE 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 68
TABLE 7 69
TABLE 8 70
TABLE 9 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 71
TABLE 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 72
TABLE 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 73
TABLE 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 74
TABLE 13helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 75
TABLE 14helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 76
INDEX OF GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC 1helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip65
GRAPHIC 2helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip66
GRAPHIC 3helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip67
GRAPHIC 4helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip68
GRAPFIC 5helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip69
GRAPFIC 6helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip70
GRAPHIC 7helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip71
GRAPHIC 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip72
GRAPHIC 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip73
GRAPHIC 10helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip74
GRAPHIC 11helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip75
GRAPHIC 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip76
1
INTRODUCTION
Oral Language and vocabulary refer to all aspects of spoken
language skills This includes students‟ growing and diverse vocabulary of
new and varied words Oral language development is connected to
learner‟s cognition in many important ways The learner‟s vocabularies
increase for example students demonstrate specific cognitive skills such
as classification and the ability to categorize
The ability to understand process and then use spoken
language such as interactive language skills as gesturing or taking turns
while speaking and listening also social language that allows children to
interact with others such as playing with others or following directions
and academic language including a rich vocabulary that allows older
children to fully participate in listening speaking reading and writing
activities in school
This project can be summarized in the next chapters
Chapter 1 The problem describes the causes the general and
specific objectives delimitation of the problem and question of the
investigation and finally evaluation of the problem of this research project
Chapter 2 the theoretical framework is defined through a sort of
foundations such as philosophical pedagogical technological and legal
foundations that support this research project
Chapter 3 the methodology of this research is based on the
methods and instruments that were applied in this investigation and the
appropriate data analysis
Chapter 4 the proposal consists to design a interactive slides for
enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
2
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
11 CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION
The proficiency to speak another language becoming the learner a
well-rounded communicator fostering the capacity to put words together in
a row without mistakes so those words can turn into meaningful reflection
of thoughts feelings or opinions however several students consider this
skill as the most complicated to develop when the student does not know
a considerable amount of vocabulary
Moreover the acquisition of vocabulary results a problem in
students of certain age since that the process of enrichment of words is
better during the earlier years of life due to memory retention in childhood
then we grow up and need more effort to memorize new words for this
reason it is necessary to establish good connections for helping students
to build a strong vocabulary that allows to develop another skills
Thus the researchers of this project want to explore the
advantages and disadvantages of the influence of vocabulary in oral
expression for fostering students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School to feel self-confidence in their knowledge and capacity to
formulate sentences and structured dialogues using appropriated
vocabulary to their level
3
12 PROBLEM OF THE INVESTIGATION
121 CONFLICT SITUATION
The problem in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School is the difficulty in daily conversations or how to express it with
basic vocabulary besides this situation was observed when the teacher
established groups for practicing oral expression and students could not
develop the activity properly
Moreover the English teacher faced a hard work the lack of
vocabulary in students When they were observed students could not
express their ideas naturally or they confused words with similar meaning
in Spanish also the teacher suggested an activity about synonyms in
order to activate student‟s knowledge however several students did not
participate in the activity
Another aspect the few hours dedicate for English language cause
a damage in student‟s performance since that using more hours the
teacher can apply interactive activities for enhancing the vocabulary also
it is well known that English language is acquired with practicing so the
student has to be involved daily to the language in order to become
familiar with the unknown words
To sum up the English teacher can use extra material for
reinforcing knowledge it can be printed material or by technological
resources both tools are acceptable to develop a skill but the use of these
materials are send at home rarely so it might one of the reason for the
insufficiency in vocabulary For this reason as researchers have to seek a
didactical solution in favor to teachers and students
4
122 SCIENTIFIC FACT
Insufficiency in speaking skills in students of 8th grade at ldquoTeodoro
Alvarado Olea High School zone 8 district 8 Province of Guayas Cantoacuten
Guayaquil Parish Tarqui and 2018-2019 academic year
13 CAUSES
Few vocabulary in students of 8th grade at Teodoro Alvarado
Olea High School
Lack of fluency for practicing oral expression
Deficiency in how students acquire vocabulary
14 PROBLEM FORMULATION
How does vocabulary influence in oral expression in students of eighth
year of Teodoro Alvarado Olea High School corresponding to zone 8
district 8 province Guayas Cantoacuten Guayaquil parish Tarqui and 2018-
2019 academic year
15 OBJECTIVES OF INVESTIGATION
151 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the student‟s level of vocabulary for developing the fluency in
oral expression through the implementation of technological resources
such as slides
5
152 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1 To examine the level of vocabulary in students of 8th grade through
the observation guide
2 To diagnose the students‟ fluency through a bibliographic research
a field study
3 To design interactive slides for promoting oral activities
6
16 SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
What are the types of vocabulary necessary for students of 8th
grade
How teacher will improve the acquisition of vocabulary in students
of 8th grade
What are the student‟s features for developing oral expression
Which is the relation between vocabulary and oral expression
What are the steps to organize the student‟s ideas
What are the activities to promote speaking in a class
How do technological sources develop the student‟s performance in
oral expression
What are the teacher‟s expectation with the creation of slides for
enhancing oral expression
7
17 JUSTIFICATION
This research project is convenient since it is based on
technological resources becoming a striking material for students and
teachers since that it rouses the enrichment of vocabulary fostering them
to evolve oral expression moreover this investigation contributes to other
colleagues involve in teaching English as a second language in how to
increase vocabulary
Moreover this project has a global impact since that several
researchers have contributed with new assumptions promoting new
challenges in the educational field So it improves the student‟s
achievement in English language because being proficiency requires to
develop communicative competences that it will enhance in a classroom
using the methods and strategies given by the researchers in order to
benefit students to participate actively in speaking activities
On this way this investigation regards to educational statutes as
the LOEI (2011) that regulates the specifications in educational framework
in high schools and establish the student‟s right such as article 2 letter g
refers about the conception of education as a permanent learning which
develops throughout life (p25) it means that the process of learning
never ends so each day it learns something new then it applies in life
Moreover the education involves the practice of values as LOEI
(2011) states below
I- Education based on values Education must be based on the
transmission and practice of values that favor personal freedom
democracy respect for rights responsibility tolerance respect for
gender generational ethnic social diversity identity gender
condition of migration and religious belief equality equality and
justice and the elimination of all forms of discrimination (p26)
8
The educational field has faced many changes during the years however
those changes have fostered students to start new changes among other
things an equal education as LOEI (2011) refers about Education for
democracy and the practices of human rights and promotes a culture of
peace transformers of the reality and creators of knowledge promoters
of interculturality equity inclusion democracy citizenship social
coexistence participation integration social national (p9)
In reference to the second language acquisition the Common
European Framework Reference states about the communicative
competence and its components linguistics sociolinguistics and
pragmatic moreover these component considered here from the point of
view of a given individual‟s communicative language competence relates
not only to the range and quality of knowledge but also to cognitive
organization and the way this knowledge is stored
Also CEFR (2003) refers communicative language competence is
activated in the performance of the various language activities involving
reception production interaction or mediation Those features are
required for making communication possible between persons being the
interaction a central role in communication Through the interaction the
students reinforce their knowledge promoting new experiences also called
prior knowledge
In addition CEFR (2003) provides characteristics necessary for oral
expression below
9
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Source Common European Framework (2003)
Nowadays students have to develop communication skills in different
aspects and forms of the foreign language However the students need to
build confidence in order to acquire the sufficient conviction for developing
a skill since that a foreign language permit to express and understand
simple messages and function in everyday situations
Finally the education tries to take advantage in this technological
world using a variety of sort of resources This research project will have
as direct beneficiaries the students and teachers of the institution and the
indirect beneficiaries will be the students‟ parents and the community
11
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND
Oral expression is considered an important ability that a student has
to develop as a learner of second language Many people think that oral
expression is difficult to learn because students have problems to
communicate their ideas this can be signs of trouble organizing their
ideas doubts and labored speech provoking that oral expression could be
considered a privilege for native people or teachers
In addition oral expression can be enhanced though strategies that
the student has to follow in order to improve the skill Also applying
vocabulary activities will be a better way to improve oral expression since
that helps students to build their ideas Several authors have written a
huge variety of topics about oral expression and vocabulary such as
Meleacutendez (2013)of the University of Valencia has presented the doctoral
thesis Enhancing oral expression in English as a foreign language through
task-based learning and dynamic assessment where she mentioned the
use of dynamic assessment for helping students in their oral production
and Mounya (2010) of the University of Mentouri ndash Constantine has
defined the topic teaching vocabulary to raise proficiency in foreign
language that it explains the role of teaching vocabulary for enhancing
writing
However this research project is based on the influence of
vocabulary in oral expression being an innovative project using useful
strategies for creating a cognitive construction and help students to
improve oral expression
12
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
22 DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY
When learning a new language vocabulary tends to be an
obstacle especially when the student has not been taught properly this is
totally necessary the interaction teacher-student and back Books
nowadays pays attention to abilities but do not to the reinforcement of
vocabulary of many topics real conversations are just that and is the
student that in that moment cannot hold that roll then vocabulary is an
essential aspect to be primarily taken into account for whatever the
productive skill is
(Barcroft Sunderman and Schmitt 2011) state that vocabulary
ldquorefers to all the words in a language the entire vocabulary of a languagerdquo
(p 571)
According to Barcrof etal(2011) the group of words that form a
phrase or paragraph has a meaning that helps a learner to comprehend a
language this makes understand that vocabulary is the heart of a
language
Consequently (Stahl2005p69) mentions that Vocabulary
knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word not only implies a
definition but also implies how that word fits into the world
Stahl (2011) argues that vocabulary knowledge is linked with the
world in fact Vocabulary is not a word definition only but a context that
describes a whole when dealing with certain topic the many words both
understood those ones that do not need to be repaired in deciphering and
13
not understood are the members of a world the world that any man has
ever exposed
Vocabulary is a critical component of language each word
constitutes the basis for sentences which serve to the purpose to
communicate ideas and express the speakers meaning ( Alqahtani
2015 p 25)
For Alqahtani(2015) vocabulary has essential stage in
communication it is the core of a language The heart of sending ideas so
others can perceive what a message is in concern It is not only important
for the emitter to send ideas but the receiver to understand them properly
This is when vocabulary has its connotation as it is used for transmitting
ideas for this both emitter and receiver must be synchronized with the
same vocabulary within the same language
In the same way Algahtani (2015) recognizes the essential
definition of vocabulary as a bank of words used in communication for
expressing thoughts of interlocutors For this it is important to assume that
in order this conception to be accepted Drilling is one of the techniques
teachers can use on students for acquiring vocabulary ( Alqahtani 2015
p 25)
ASPECTS OF VOCABULARY
(Swanson and Howerton 2007) indicates that the skills of
vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension are key for second
language learners Indeed when students are taught vocabulary in an
explicit manner their reading comprehension improves (Beck amp McKeown
1991 Beck Perfetti amp McKeown 1982 National Institute of Child Health
14
and Human Development 2000) as cited by (Swanson amp
Howerton2007p290)
One of the main aspects for a vocabulary is the purpose for
showing learners to get along with what they started to learn When
learning a new language as it is shown in this paper with the English
language many situations can happen and one of those is the assimilation
of new words with totally awareness regardless the origin that is to say
that if new learner makes eye contact with a new word he or she does
not care where or who wrote it but just focus on that word for lately obtain
the needed information
According to Harmer (2000) the aspects of vocabulary are important in the
process of reading The aspects of vocabulary are word meaning
extending word use word combinations and grammar of words
24 WORD MEANING
(Georg kjoll 2010) mentions (Sperber and Wilson 1995) who treat
communication as a process governed by the search for
relevance(hellip)human verbal communication is risky and potentially
prone to errors so there can be no guarantee that speaker and
hearer will end up sharing identical thoughts as a result of their
interaction On this account successful communication need not
involve the exact reproduction of thoughts all that matters is that
the thoughts of speaker and hearer are similar enough for the
purposes of that particular interaction (Georg kjoll 2010p21)
Kjoll(2010) quotes that meaning in the way of human verbal
communication is most of the time directed to commit mistakes because
nobody can understand when dealing in interaction with the same
thoughts and if the receptive one receives a word that was emitted with
other intention the probabilities of understanding that word is 50 This is
15
because oneacutes own intended word might be held with other signification
that the receptor acquires with other point of view
In the same way Kjoll(2010) reinforces the idea that meaning of
words is up to the comprehension and the bond among people when
dealing a conversation where they are synchronized of the same topic
and with the same knowledge of it He sustains that
a class of words whose meanings are taken to vary greatly
depending on the situation in which they are uttered (Kaplan 1989
Perry 1997) The fact that a word or a sentence can seemingly
convey a number of different contents depending on the occasion
of use is often referred to in the literature as context-sensitivity
(Georg kjoll 2010p22)
The problem in vocabulary is the meaning since that there is many
words and everyday people create a new one Within word meaning there
are synonyms antonyms polysemy hyponymy and the superordinate
Words have often been called slippery customers and many
scholars have been distressed by their tendency to shift their
meanings and slide out from under any simple definition A goal of
some clear thinkers has been to use words in more precise ways
But though this is an excellent and necessary step for technical
jargon(hellip) It is not only that words are shifters the objects to which
they must be applied shift with even greater rapidity (Labov 1973
p 341) as cited by (Anderson amp Nagy2007p2)
The foregoing words refer to the idea of the information individuals
have about word implications and how this learning is gained and utilized
as a part of reading Drawing on logic phonetics and brain research and
also instruction the prior context endeavors to depict holes in learning
and discussions and to direct the thinking and confirmation for what can
be acknowledged as facts
16
Consequently Kjoll similarly sustains that
utterances(hellip)also illustrate the point that there is often a gap
between the linguistic meaning of a word or phrase and what it can
be used to convey on a particular occasion This gap needs to be
bridged if a hearer is to understand the speaker‟s meaning (kjoll
2010p23)
25 EXTENDING WORD USE
Words do not just have different meanings they can also be
stretched and twisted to fit different content and different uses The usage
of specific words in specific context depends on the level of word
apprehension English language learners only learn words by meaning but
not in context
For this (Susan and Wright 2014) reports that
word learning does not correspond to any change in the rate of
word learning but to a change in the rate of children‟s integrating
new vocabulary In other words it suggests that the vocabulary
explosion is byproduct of the variation in the time it takes to learn to
actually use words Although children are accumulating words at a
constant rate the written and verbal use of the words accelerates
(hellip) children demonstrate far greater capacity to understand
meaning before they are able to effectively express ideas in words
(Neuman amp Wrightp7)
The foregoing context deals with the acceleration the students get
along with new words and how they compare with their daily life But
learning words does not only depends on the acquisition of it but the
correlation they need to be held in the moment of certain context that is
the importance of constantly keep the attention of students into world of
extended words
17
26 WORD COMBINATIONS
(Mokhtar etal 2010) mentions Diamond and Gutlohn (2006) who
indicate that
(hellip) ldquoVocabulary knowledge is knowledge the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition but also implies how that word fits into
the worldrdquo describes Stahl (2005) Vocabulary knowledge is not
something that can be fully mastered it is something that expands
and deepens over the course of a lifetime In learning English
language lexis or vocabulary is recognized as a vital factor for ESL
or EFL literary development (Coxhead 2006 Horst et al 2005 Lee
amp Munice 2006) That is L2 learners‟ lexical knowledge may
determine the quality of their listening speaking reading and
writing performances (Mokhtar etal2010p72)
Making reference to Mokhtar et al (2010) the knowledge of new
words does not only specify a unique definition of each word A word has
context and it has to be assumed according to it The expansion of its
meaning depends on the necessity of the purpose it was assigned this tis
the combination of words that are applied for any context with the only
condition to be applied properly if not it can divert the sense of the
context For that reason the learning of a word itself with the time become
a combination of new words that permit the assimilation of further
information
27 GRAMMAR OF WORDS
Communicative competence as paramount goal of Communicative
Language Teaching does not regard the role of grammar as
obsolete Teaching grammar and vocabulary must be integrated
into the model of communicative competence ldquoCommunication
cannot take place in the absence of structure or grammar a set of
shared assumptions about how language works along with a
18
willingness of participants to cooperate in the negotiation of
meaningrdquo Savignon 2002 7 as cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
As Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4) remarks
that grammar is not an antique practice it must be part of word learning in
order to have purpose for the universal communication Grammar permits
the structure of words or the scaffold of competent interaction beyond the
meaning of words grammar sustains the bunch of words is selected for a
determined dialogue
Foreign language learners will only produce language structures if
the processing procedures are available in the formulator ldquoThe
learner does not learn the target language structures in the
sequence in which they are presented by a teacher but rather in
the sequence in which the human language processor can handle
themrdquo Keszligler amp Plesser 2011 86 as cited by (Grimm amp
Meyer2010p7)
According to Savignon(2002)cited by (Grimm amp Meyer2010p4)
processing procedures are available in the context the message is
emitted The patterns that exist for the purpose of creating communication
does not depend on the teacher but in the way the young learner
apprehends sustains and creates it It is important for this to help out
students to develop inference and reasoning when dealing with new
words The positioning of them depends on grammar but the context of its
understanding is up to the studentsacute own criteria the one that will allow
them to expand knowledge in the way they want
Finally the grammar of words consists of the order of each word in
context or paragraph Within a speech it is easy to find nouns verbs
determiners prepositions adverbs and other relevant patterns that permit
to understand and analyze the context itself
19
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
According to Swanson and Howerton (2012) to develop vocabulary
requires several steps that it represents keys for second language
acquisition promoting students‟ awareness in order to apply in class
The following steps as strategies to develop vocabulary are not but
a few of many can be and that authors can gather apart from the new
ones that are created during the teaching-learning process
Provide opportunities to read new words
Allow students the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of
materials such as magazines local newspapers pamphlets and
other literature of interest that covers a range of reading levels
Wide reading has been found to be an effective way to expand
vocabulary (Sternberg 2017p3)
To put it simply the more children read the more words they learn
Assuming Sternber(2017) the teacher should take advantage of the
many material he or she can find for the purpose of showing and have
their students learn vocabulary Nowadays the use of magazines local
newspapers and other just stay behind with technology In fact in modern
institutions students are allowed to use tablets to get along with
technology and so work together with new apps of which students are
surrounded by for the effect of dealing with vocabulary
Association with Pictures
According to Arias (2003) association with pictures is ldquohighly useful
for those learners who are visually orientedrdquo (p 118) This allows
visual learners to associate what they see or imagine to make the
words more memorable for them and to retrieve the words easily
20
from their long-term memory into a working memory (Thornbury
2004) as cited by (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Helping students develop complete knowledge of a vocabulary
word is important if they are to remember it over the long term Using word
maps gives students an opportunity to think of a word in a variety of ways
See Figure 1 for an example of a word map (Sternberg 2017)
Word Cards
Word cards are useful tools to promote deliberate vocabulary
learning effectively and to facilitate the learning of large numbers of
words in a short time and the ability to recall them for a very long
time (Mastropieri amp Scruggs 1998 Nation 2008) Studies have
demonstrated the effectiveness of using word cards with students
with or without disabilities (DeWitt 2010) and have provided useful
guidelines to develop and organize this strategy (Nation 2001
Pressley Levin amp Delaney 1982) In this regard Nation (2008)
indicates how to train students on how to choose new words to
avoid interference (Peacuterezamp Alvira2017p106)
Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a pedagogical technique that involves creating
diagram for visual presentation of ideas The mind mapping
diagram is focused on a main concept which is placed in the center
and therefore certain ideas words or even phrases related to the
main concept can be connected (Rabeka 2014) In other words it
is a graphic organizer in which the major categories radiate from a
central idea and sub-categories are represented as branches of
larger branches(Jafari et al2017p3)
21
Provide context
Engage in a preview strategy whereby the teacher provides introductory
material prior to reading Previews begin with a few statements designed
to capture the students‟ attention and make a connection between what
they already know and what they are about to read Next ask a discussion
question to promote student involvement followed by a brief overview of
the upcoming reading selection (Chen amp Graves 2012)
Use new words outside of class
The more students realize how words can be used in different
settings the more likely they are to use new vocabulary words outside the
classroom (McKeown amp Beck 2011p5)
Utilizing words learnt in the class outside corresponds the first
exercise to be done after the learning of words For this in an EFL class
the teacher should put emphasis in preparing and considering the
challenging of students to find the ways in which new vocabulary words
are used outside of the class it is essential to rescue that this conception
must not be taken literally however it would be a good strategy depending
of the ability the teacher has to strategically enjoin the students to learn
practice and use the words they learnt in class
Understand language
In such a diverse world teachers must understand language Every
year more teachers encounter more ELL students Having linguistic
knowledge of English and the relationship between English and other
languages will benefit every teacher and every child (Dutro amp Moran
2015nd)
22
The more opportunities for saying using reading and writing the
words the more likely the words will stay with students Select an
appropriate number of words to learn and create activities that provide
multiple and diverse ways of practice
Idioms are not universal
Idioms can be very confusing to ELL students Literally
understanding precedes higher-order thinking Initially be mindful of
the idioms used in casual classroom conversation When teaching
idiom ask students about the idioms common in their language as
a way to move away from literal to figurative understandings of
words (Sternberg 2017p7)
Idioms are not vocabulary they are confusing especially with
young learners and they are used in specific situations and can be
adapted to others for establishing a fun a conversation In fact idioms are
not universal they are members of unique place or town For its learning
the teacher must be careful when being ready to be taught then the
students to feel surprised for its usage it is not recommended to start
teaching idioms in current English learning
Ask students what they need to know
Older students may be more willing to express what it is they need
to know in English but younger students are also aware of what
they do not understand even if they do not express that confusion
When working on conversational skills don‟t be afraid to ask them
what words they would like to learn how to say in English
(Sternberg 2017p8)
23
Assuming Sternber(2017) it is a good thing to allow students
decide eventually what they would like to learn specifically in
conversations it is recommended It would be a good opportunity to gain
confidence and have them learn new words in the way they long
Practice in a safe environment
Make the environment where vocabulary is practiced as
comfortable as possible When students are fearful of criticism they
are less likely to attempt practice even if they know the word
Never use the phrase ldquoWe speak English hererdquo This discounts
what a child knows and discourages practice (Sternberg
2017p8)
Confidence is essential in the EFL classroom the students should
feel comfortable and if donacutet make it possible to be Procure students elicit
what they know especially when speaking Pay attention that with new
words the students learn pronunciation stress and meaning
PRINCIPLES OF VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Promote Meaningful Talk
Research on early childhood and vocabulary learning shouts the
importance of talk listening to others talk and creating our own oral
texts (hellip)Meaningful talk is crucial to language development and
childrens ability to speak think understand read write and
communicate Children learn words by hearing them used in
diverse contexts by asking adults questions about words to clarify
their understanding and by discussing them with peers and
teachers (Ferlazzo2015pnd)
24
For Ferlazzo(2015) vocabulary is not the old school of saying
words out loud and repeating until it is stuck Meaningful learning of words
is crucial when it is assimilated in the context of formal and practical
conversations where the teacher has created yet a moment to practice
exactly after having been taught
Study Word Parts Roots Prefixes Suffixes
Knowing the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and constructing a
set of words related to a root enlarges students vocabulary and
knowledge of word relationships From the Latin root spec come
words such as inspect inspector spectator spectacle perspective
circumspect introspective and retrospective Tim Rasinski points
out that students learn 1000 to 4000 words a year The study of
roots prefixes and suffixes can enlarge students vocabulary (hellip)
(Ferlazzo2015pnd)
According to Ferlazzo(2015) learning roots such as suffixes and
prefixes vocabulary learning become easy to be learnt as students
address they sight to how they are formed This type of learning can result
a bit tedious if not well assigned nowadays students are more likely to
technology so the teacher must be attentive to it even for taking
advantage of
Instruction of techniques
Teachers must offer direct instruction of techniques or procedures
for developing a broad and varied vocabulary This instruction can be
provided both formally through the language arts program and informally
through various classroom interactions-such as story time-with students
(Laflamme 2015pnd)
For Laflamme(2015) techniques instruction are necessary during
the class it is essential to maintain an organization of them when dealing
25
with students In class nothing can be played adlib in fact improvisation
mostly sets up to failure besides the students are always aware of any
misstep by the teacher for what it is necessary to establish patterns for
not be occurred
New vocabulary
If meaning is lacking the chances are pupils will memorize terms
and concepts for testing purposes only or largely (Ediger2011p 2)
New vocabulary terms must be associated with studentsacute past
learning and encounters On the off chance that students cannot
contextualize new words by appending them to words and ideas they as of
now comprehend the words will probably have small significance to them
Vocabulary in context
Students should be able to contextualize the vocabulary terms they
have learned and use them in society (Ediger 2011 p 7) In order for
students to do this successfully they must first learn to become
comfortable using these words in the classroom Students should be
required or encouraged to incorporate new vocabulary terms into their oral
and written reports and presentations
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSION
To be good communicators in the oral expression from the
perspective of either emitters or receptors consists of having developed a
competence that suppose a dominion of intergraded oral communicative
skills Oral expression results complex to be estimated but it is worthy to
understand that it is more than interpreting acoustic sounds organized in
26
linguistic signs regulated by a more or less complex grammar (Ramirez
2002p58)
For Ramirez (2002) oral expression is a complex ability that does
not only consist of getting along with words assimilation and the way they
are interpreted but a difficult task because it is involved listening writing
speaking and a numberless of external facts that make this ability the
mother of the skills
Similarly Ramirez(2002) indicates that oral expression is to
interact with others is to interchange communication share ideas or
feelings and try to reach extreme contexts it is to decide and to behave in
consequence (p59)
Consequently (Herrera D and Gonzaacutelez M 2016) mentions
(Gordillo2011) who defines oral skill as
the capacity of expressing oneself verbally for communicating
based on the linguistic rules of a language It is divided into two
complementary skills listening (the receptive skill) and speaking
(the productive skill) both of them are produced within a
communication act in which the speaker and listener communicate
among themselves not individually (Herrera amp
Gonzaacutelez2016p75)
In the conception of Gordillo(2011) as cited by Herrera amp Gonzaacutelez
(2016) oral skills in the way of oral expression is based on rules
grammar assertiveness and other elements that correspond to
communication per-se With this it is important to mention that
communication does not only have to do with the interaction of two but
large amount of people as lecture with large quorum this is the reason
27
why the oral expression is elegant and important and the students need to
know about it for integrating the skill into their future life of the students of
eighth year at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school
In the same way for (Cantoacuten M and Peacuterez B 2017)
the oral expression turns into a way of expression for the thought
and at the same time it feeds back and develops by means of the
linguistic function (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker
2003) ldquoSpeaking is having something to say and to be able to say
it to find the words to construct the phrases well to give them their
own expression Then it is when the communication is easy
always considering as everything what is said how it is said and to
whom it is saidrdquo (Aymerich 1971 p 61) As cited by (Cantoacuten amp
Peacuterez 2017p57)
For (Vygotsky 1992 Piaget 1983a 1983b Pinker 2003) as cited
by (Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) the oral expression is not pure communication
but an amount of skills that take the peers into a world of sensations that
more than interacting reflexes concerns anxieties misgivings that involve
the brain to be attentive to immediate solutions and decisions
Finally Nunan (2003) defines that ldquospeaking consists of producing
systematic verbal utterances to convey meaningrdquo (p48)It is one of the
productive skills that permits to communicate each other in formal and
informal settings
Honoring this work and with the purpose of creating an emphasis in
the oral expression it is worth mentioning the referral the CEF (Common
28
European Framework ) cited by Cantoacuten amp Peacuterez (2017) dealing with the
communication learning who quotes as follows
the Council of Europe with the creation of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages learning teaching and
assessment (2002) for the unification of directives in the learning
and education of the languages proposes orientations by means of
linguistic guidelines to achieve the communication in the teaching-
learning process of a language (p59)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral proficiency is not but all the abilities put together for
enhancing a well sustained among people or face to face communication
It is rather than a simple knowledge a compound application of dexterity
where are shown and is noticed in the moment of interacting It is not
limited only by vocabulary and knowledge of structure as Fisk (1969)
mentions but a hemorrhage of confidence of the utilization of knowledge a
person might have For what with this it is essential to let know the
purpose of this work within the utilization of vocabulary for the
improvement of the oral expression to the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School
The application of the oral expression goes beyond organization
and pragmatism as Bachman(1990) suggests because two components
are not only needed for proposing a good communication then the
importance of it for creating interaction At schools the teaching of English
as a foreign language is not well addressed to students the importance of
preparing a good curriculum is preponderant with the necessary
adjustments that permit the understudies to take advantage of this
universal language but with accuracy and excellent performance that
29
demonstrate the capacity of expressing ideas concerns and high position
of opinion and judgment
(Ramelan2002) says that All human being whenever they live
always speak language although they do not have any writing system to
record their language From the statement above it can be concluded that
speaking is very important in mastering foreign language (p13)
The human being is born for expressing their ideas when exists a
dialogue there is an interaction and it is part of a daily life Every person
produces tens of thousands of words which daily involves a complex
process
For long the oral aspects have been poorly seen and taught as a
priority in teaching the English as a foreign language at schools in
Ecuador specifically in the Guayas province in Guayaquil despite the
effort of former governs it has not been paid attention As (Abu and
Maarof 2011 Cerezo 2007 Padial and Tapia 2007) sustains ldquoThe
development of the oralaural aspects of communicative competence not
always been a priority in teaching foreign languages as can be seen in
many not-so young generations of learners and in older textbooksrdquo
Consequently the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001) many institutions
teachers and educational authorities have updated their views on
the development of oralaural competence in Europe and in Spain
(Littlewood 2007 Roldan et al 2009) This change has affected
the notion of what language teachers are supposed to teach which
has shifted from a set of concrete grammar-based notions to a
30
series of communication-based competences involving the
oralaural skills (Luque2017p108)
According to Luque(2017) who mentions the CEFR at present all
kind of English teaching is been sponsored and supervised by the CEFR
it means that no institution can form English teachers without having a
certification that accredit their formation In the same way with this it is
understood that the students of EFL must be taken in consideration of all
the requirements and strategies for learning properly The competence of
learning English does not only involve patterns of ancient learning but the
E learning with technology to be applied for the well comprehension and
apprehension of the subject itself important thing that needs to be applied
at Teodoro Alvarado Oleas High School within the students of eighth year
Komba(2018) quotes that the skill of communication more than
being natural is learnt in specific institutes places where dedication is
aimed at first instance to the pupils He remarks that
the knowledge and skills include those which are concerned with
problem-solving information and communication technology
administration and management science and technology research
and languages (Komba 2012) Such knowledge and skills can be
acquired in schools institutes colleges and universities through a
given medium of instruction which facilitates communication among
the involved parties (Komba2018p497)
For Komba(2018) the skills of a new language learning must be
supported by the management of technology that permits a complete
education that enables the learners to carry on with the learning of a new
language
31
Today English has become the main means of communication in
fields such as education medicine and business and
cinema(hellip)students who study English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) need to improve their proficiency in the language to be able
to communicate with other people(hellip) More than written
communication oral communication has a greater communication
in that it helps to communicate with the rest of the world
(Masturaoum 2011) As cited by (Tchagnonhou amp
Hounyetin2017 p56)
According to Tchagnonhou amp Hounyetin(2017) the importance of
learning the English language deserves the total attention as it has
become universal whatever in any fields that requires the attention of the
language itself especially with the oral competence that comprises a
whole world of ability applications
When communication is effective it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished By delivering messages clearly
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages
which decreases the potential for conflict In situations where
conflict does arise effective communication is a key factor to
ensure that the situation is resolved in a respectful manner How
one communicates can be a make or break factor in securing a job
maintaining a healthy relationship and healthy self expression
(Falety2017pnd)
Falety(2017) indicates that the oral expression is pure
communication and has to be clear and neat for a message can be
accepted properly without misunderstanding He also indicates that when
conflicts are at hand communication can ensure the situation that is the
way one can manage the oral expression which means that even in
strong situations a person can give solutions
32
CHARACTERISTIC OF ORAL EXPRESSION
The oral expression as it has been defined before in the prior lines
as the complete activity of human kind for communicating one another
besides the intrinsic and spontaneous way of being used can be
optimized with a systematic pattern that allows the whole and complete
adaptation of its use since it permits to interphase with extraordinary
performance for what it is necessary to highlight some aspects that for a
serious communication must be taken into account especially when
dealing with this work that is intended to reestablish the well
comprehension of communication of the students of eighth year at
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress rhythm
and intonation of a word in a spoken language (hellip) Pronunciation
accuracy affects non-native Chinese learners‟ confidence in their
oral production However previous research has shown that
improving pronunciation in the foreign language classroom is
challenging and there is often little time left over in a dense
curriculum for pronunciation practice (Antildeorga amp Benander 2015)
As cited by (Ying S2017p24)
For Ying(2017) pronunciation comprises a large amount of quality
of the speaking a new language something that has to be taken into
account especially with young learners that really want to learn the English
language At Teodoro Alvarado Oleas high school it is important to
underscore the correct teaching of the EFL highlighting the pronunciation
33
In the same way (Hornby2010) defines pronunciation as the way
in which a language is a spoken a word is pronounced (p669) It means
that pronunciation is an important part of language including its aspects
like accent stress and intonation
Grammar
Communicative competence involves knowing how to use the
grammar and vocabulary of the language to achieve communicative
goals and knowing how to do this in a socially appropriate way
Communicative goals are the goals of learners‟ studying English
language So grammar teaching is necessary to achieve the goals
(Zhang2009p184)
For Zhang(2009) grammar is necessary as the rules and
organization one must express ideas With a good grammar application a
person can notice at once that a person has learnt for surviving rather than
for success In social life grammar makes one see oneacutes high industry
which makes of the learnt a tribute of how prodigious a learner might have
been
For Hornby(2010) grammar and pronunciation have a close
relationship within language In addition to the sound system learners
must be taught by using a structure system of language Learners must be
given insights into word order inflection and derivation into the other
meaningful features of the English language It will help students to speak
fluently
34
Vocabulary
In learning new language learners would apply as many strategies
as possible in order to master the target language in the shortest
time possible Most of the strategies practiced are usually focusing
on the vocabulary acquisition The reason is that vocabulary is the
smallest unit learners need to know in order to use the target
language properly (Ngan-ha 2007 Deighton 1971 Kurniawan
2009 Milton 2008 Seville 1976) Learners must attain a certain
level of vocabulary knowledge in order to understand the written
and spoken forms of the target language (Ngan-ha 2007) This is
why Long and Richards (2007) regard it as bdquothe core component of
all the language skills‟ As cited by (SalinaI etal2018p120)
Vocabulary is essential as SalinaI et al(2018) mentions the more
words one knows the more language can be spoken Vocabulary is
important since without it ideas cannot be sent
(Hornby2010) in the same way affords that vocabulary is range of
words known or used by a person in trade or profession (p979) If
students have a good background of vocabulary it will be easier for him or
her to express properly at any time
Fluency
Reading fluency is defined as the skill of reading a text fast
accurate and with an appropriate expression (NICHD 2000)
Rasinski(2004) noticed that comprehension should be included into
this definition A reader with fluent reading makes reading effortless
35
by using appropriate meaning units and immediately recognizes
words As the students with fluent reading makes an automatic
reading they know how to associate words quickly in order to
comprehend text (Tankersley 2003) Cited by
(Kocaarslan2017p40)
Kocaarslan (2017) regards fluency as the skill to solve
understanding a fast way As it is spoken when reading a text fluency
permits the comprehension of words at the same time it is being
visualized Similarly Hornby (2010) defines fluency as the quality of
being able to speak smoothly and easily (p330) This appreciation of
Hornbyacutes must be interpreted that someone can speak without any
hesitation Being fluent even though he or she makes errors in
pronunciation and grammar
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence becomes an important factor in the speaking
learning process A student with good grammatical and vocabulary
master usually has a big confidence to express ideas suggestions
or answer questions This student feels confident because he or
she thinks or knows to say and how to express ideas or thoughts
(Hornby 2010p330)
Speech conditions
Speech conditions refer when the learner is able to tell something
with fluency about any topic but this process is divided in three
categories cognitive factors affective factors and performance factors
(Thornbury2009 p25)
Assuming the prior content in the same way Thornbury(2009)
defines the following
36
Cognitive factors
a- Familiarity with the topic
b- Familiarity with the genre
c- Familiarity with the interlocutors
d- Processing demands
Affective factors
a- Feelings towards the topic andor the participants
b- Self-consciousness
Performance factors
a-Mode
b-Degree of collaboration
c-Discourse control
d-Time pressure
e-Environmental conditions
Thornbury (2009 p25)
Psychological foundation
In the psychological foundation several authors claim the
importance of psychology in the educational field promoting several
assumptions in relation to learning as Gagneacute 1955 as cited by (Manjale
2014p5) in his theory Conditions of Learning expose the main features
require in the process of learning below
37
Gaining Attention
Attention is defined by (Slavin2009 p160) as ldquoactive focus on
certain stimuli to the exclusion of othersrdquo Learner‟s attention in the
teaching learning transaction is very important ingredient for effective
learning yet it is a limited resource Some basic ways of commanding
attention of the learners include the use of novelty as is often done with
animation a demonstration or some unexpected events (Gagne et al
2005)
(Slavin2009 p 160) suggests that additional ways to gain students
attention in class include usage of cues that indicate ldquothis is importantrdquo by
raising or lowering voice to signal that critical information is about to be
imparted application of gestures repetition and body position introducing
lesson with demonstration in order to engage students‟ curiosity and
informing the learners that what follows is important
Informing the learner of the objective
Objectives tell students what final performance is expected a state
which provides expectancy and curiosity among the learners (Gagne et
al 2005 p 196) has it that ldquopresenting students with learning objectives
communicates an expectation of the knowledge and or skills they are
expected to performrdquo It also argued that ldquostudents cannot tell when they
have accomplished a learning task and experience the satisfaction of that
accomplishment unless they know what final performance is expected of
themrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481) Therefore this calls upon teachers in the
instructional processes to clearly state specific objectives that their
learners are intended to meet
Stimulating recall of prior learning
38
Prior learning is the fundamental pillar of the idea of ldquofrom known to
unknownrdquo (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481) contend that ldquoit is the old
information and the new information combined that enables an attentive
expectant student to achieve mastery of a taskrdquo (Slavin 2011 p 481)
maintains that ldquonew learning invariably builds on prior learningrdquo and
maintains that the success of new learning will depend on three factors
whether the necessary prior learning has already taken place the student
knows what prior learning to try to remember and apply and that the
student can remember the necessary prior learning
Presenting the stimulus
Stimulus (stimuli in plural) is an environmental condition that
activates the senses The senses of the learners must be activated for
effective learning to take place (Slavin 2009 p 129) It is ldquoan activity or
information that presents the content of what has to be learnedrdquo (Reiser et
al 2007 p 41) In an attempt to present the stimulus ldquothe teacher must
determine what new stimulus information is required by an objective and
how to present that new stimulus information so that students can
perceive and retain it (Tuckman amp Monetti 2011 p 481)
Pedagogical foundation
Pedagogy is a discipline that involves theories and practices based
on important theories of learning such as the mental-discipline theory that
the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it
trains intelligence attitudes and values The naturalistic theory refers the
39
child develops inevitably as a product of nature and the main function of
the teacher is to provide the optimum conditions for that development
That view leads to the theory that the child‟s experience is the essential
thing Apperception theory assumed that human learning consisted
essentially of building up associations between different ideas and
experiences (Peel2017)
These theories were analyzed and there was one thing in common
that constitutes a stimulus of learning associated to behaviorism The
behaviorism states a passive learning responding to environmental stimuli
through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement depending of
the reinforcement the learning is acquired The cognitivist revolution
replaced the behaviorism Cognitivism assumes the mental process such
as thinking memory knowing and problem-solving necessary for a
symbolic mental construction (Peel2017)
The constructivism posits a new perspective in the educational field
that the learner is the constructor of his learning using a prior knowledge
linked to new information The constructivist model of teaching enables
learners to construct knowledge whether this construction reflects
objective realities or the construction is perceived to sharpen one‟s
cognitive development for acquiring higher level intellectual development
or the construction of knowledge should happen in a social interactive
setting with the mediation of individuals (Woolfolk 2007)
One of the popular constructivist pedagogies is named
scaffoldingrdquo It is a technique whereby the teacher models the desired
learning strategy or task then gradually shifts responsibility to the
students The metacognition in problem solving are quite similar to a
scaffolding teaching approach which the teacher conceptualizes how the
learners can be guided to use skills and develop strategies to learn they
offer assistance based on the ability insufficiency and inexperienced
40
condition of the learner and little by little seeing the progress of the
learners the teacher signals the learners to take full responsibility in their
work (Bick 2013)
Scaffolding activities can be very useful in learning They used to
make use of prior knowledge to solve a problem which is unfamiliar to
them They may think of a similar but simpler situation and manage their
own self-regulating mechanism which enables themselves to grasp new
skills and knowledge gradually and finally they can handle the new task
satisfactorily Scaffolding support that is commonly used by teachers
include modelling coaching contextual support asking ldquoleading
questionsrdquo giving away parts of the solution (Bick 2013)
The researcher of this project takes into account all the theories
explained in this chapter and it recognize that the constructivism is the
best learning theory that it has to be applied in a classroom The teacher
has to be a guide to their students promoting proper strategies to improve
oral expression through vocabulary development authentic experiences
where the learner gain confidence and motivation to embark on more
complex challenges
Sociological foundation
From a socio-cultural perspective learners early language learning
arises from processes of meaning-making in collaborative activity with
other members of a given culture This theory is based on three points the
zone of proximal development private speech and make-believe play
41
these features were establish by Vygotsky (1978) Mitchell and Myles
(2004)
The zone of proximal development is the distance between the
actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving
and the level of potential development as determined through problem-
solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
(Vygotsky 1978 p 86)The author refers that the learner is able to solve
any problem through the teacher and peer collaboration The learner has
to follow a step-in order to achieve the goal The effective interaction with
others bring the acquisition of learning also the environment represents
an advantage in this case because it flourish the learning (McLeod 2012)
Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves It is
the process of privatizing speech that higher forms of consciousness arise
on the inner plane and in this way our biological capacities are organized
into a culturally mediated mind Through relationships with more capable
people children get information and use that understanding in their private
speech
Make-believe play as an important part of child development
Children use make-believe play to test multiple skills and achieve
important cultural abilities Vygotsky suggested that as children take part
in made up situations they learn how to act in agreement with their internal
ideas not just external ideas During play children put themselves into the
adult roles of their culture and practice how they will act in the future
Legal foundation
This foundation is based on Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
(2008) that establish some laws about education in its article 347
1 To strengthen public education and coeducation ensure on
going quality improvement expansion of coverage physical
42
infrastructure and equipment necessary public educational
institutions (p 6)
9 Guarantee the system of bilingual intercultural education which
will be used as the main language of education of the respective
nationality and Castilian as the language of intercultural relations
under the guidance of public policy of the State and with full respect
for the rights of communities peoples and nationalities (p 7)
Art 1 Ambit - This Law guarantees the right to education
determines the general principles and purposes that guide the
Ecuadorian education under the Good Life intercultural and
plurinationality and the relationships between its actors Develop
and deepen the rights duties and constitutional guarantees in
education and establishes the basic regulations for the structure
levels and modalities model management financing and
participation of stakeholders in the national education system (p8)
Art 2 - Principles n Learning Community - Education is among
those concepts that society recognizes as an entity that learns and
teaches and is based on the learning community among teachers
and students considered as places of social and intercultural
dialogue and exchange of learning and knowledge (p 9)
This thesis is based on the objectives and strategic guidelines of
the National plan for Good Living objective 44 paragraph a (2013-2017)
this aspect responds to Strengthening the quality standards and
processes of accreditation and evaluation at all educational levels
corresponding to the objectives for Good Living based on criteria of
national and international excellence (p 170)
43
In this policy the National Plan for Good Living believes that
education is an essential component of good living and helps to improve
and develop knowledge at all levels simultaneously with educational
values in order to prepare excellent professionals
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
31 DESIGN OF THE INVESTIGATION
44
The design of the investigation requires the application of many methods
paradigms and techniques in order to provide reliable information as
Kumar (2011) refers
Research is one of the ways of collecting accurate and sound about
the effectiveness of your interventions thereby providing you with
evidence of its effectiveness and with the use of techniques and
procedures developed by research methodologists to consolidate
improve develop refine and advance clinical aspects of our
practice to serve our clients better (p25)
In other words a research is the way to find answers based on methods
and scientific expectations for testing the information that it would be
validated for the researchers The researchers of this project have applied
qualitative and quantitative research for compiling the information For
Kumar (2011) expresses a qualitative research as an unstructured
approach because it is flexible in relation to the problem or attitude toward
an issue
This project refers about qualitative research in the use of interviews and
observation that they are a flexible tool for acquiring more details for the
issue without any statistical method in order to obtain results The
quantitative research as Kumar (2011) states that a structured approach
everything that forms the research process ndash objectives design sample
and the questions that you plan to ask of respondents (p31) Moreover
quantitative research involves statistical way to analyze the data This
project applied a survey that it brings specific information of the problem
and requires a statistical way to analyze the variables
32 TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
DESCRIPTIVE INVESTIGATION
45
According to Burns and Grove (2003) cited by Agnes (2015) the
descriptive research ldquoattempts to describe systematically a situation
problem phenomenon service or programmed or provides information
about say the living conditions of a community or describes attitudes
towards an issuerdquo(p30)
For the purpose of this study descriptive research was used to obtain the
problem of this investigation where it was found through the observation
class how is the English class developed naturally
EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
According to Polit et al (2001) cited by Agnes (2015) explorative studies
are undertaken when a new area is being investigated or when little is
known about an area of interest It is used to investigate the full nature of
the phenomenon and other factors related to it In this study the opinion of
the English teacher through the interview
33 POPULATION AND SAMPLE
For the preparation of this research the population is the parallel bdquoA‟ of the
eighth grade of Basic Education the sample is the entire population and
the results were determined by surveys observation and interview before
mentioned
Table 2
Population Sample Percentage
45 students of parallel lsquorsquoArsquorsquo eight
45 students of parallel 99
46
A Teacher bdquo‟A‟‟ eight 1
Total 100
34 MATRIX OF OPERATIONALIZATION
VARIABLES DIMENSIONS INDICATORS
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary
Aspects of
Vocabulary
Strategies of
Vocabulary
Principles of
vocabulary
development
Direct vocabulary
instruction
Definition
Word meaning
Extending word use
Word combination
Grammar
Keep language
acquisition in mind
Provide opportunities
to read new words
Use word maps
Provide context
Connect examples
from a world the
student knows
Use new words
outside of class
Instruction of
techniques
New vocabulary
Vocabulary in context
Practice and repetition
Encourage students
Teaching of
vocabulary
Promote ldquoword
consciousnessrdquo
explicit instruction in
specific words
selecting vocabulary
words
use of context to
47
determine word
meaning
Source Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Alvarado Buenondash Servio Enriquez
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
ORAL EXPRESSIO
N
Oral expression
Characteristic of oral
expression
Speech conditions
Definition
The importance of or
al
expression
Pronunciation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Fluency
Self-confidence
Cognitive factors
Affective factors
Performance factors
Source Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez Elaborated By Daniel Bueno Alvarado ndash Servio Enriquez
35 METHODS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The methods of investigation used in this project there are below
48
Historical method
According to Walliman (2011) This aims at a systematic and objective
evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw
conclusions about past events (p9)
This method refers about the background of the problem such as
documentary sources or articles of the past The researchers of this
project consider the past events of the problem in order to find the
solution
Correlation method
Walliman (2011) refers this design is used to examine a relationship
between two concept (p10) So this method has relation with two
features such as independent and dependent variables The authors of
this research take into account vocabulary and oral expression as their
variables of investigation
Bibliographical method
Aswegen (2010) mentions the importance of bibliographical method in a
research since that it provides knowledge some bibliographical sources
can be books serial publications periodical indexes abstracting journals
and full-text databases
The point of view of the researchers about this method is a main feature
that it is suitable information for a research project using scientific sources
in order to bring a proper validity to the research
36 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
49
The techniques applied in this research were observation survey and
interview
The observation is an unstructured tool since that it does not require
several instruction for performance it (Walliman2011)
The survey is an instrument applied in most of the project because it
provides specific information about any problem (Walliman2011)
The interview is a group of open questions that it could not analyze them
through statistical methods (Walliman2011)
Empirical instruments
Observation guide
The observation guide was applied in students of 8th at ldquoTeodoro Alvarado
Oleasrdquo High School during an English class the researchers observed
several insuffiency in students in relation to oral expression and
vocabulary The observation guide helped to the researchers to find the
problem and provides some ways to solve the problem
Survey Questionnaire
The survey questionnaire was applied to students of 8th grade Students
felt nervous for performing this technique but the researchers made
students felt reliable when they explain the objectives of this technique
Interview Questionnaire
The interview was applied to the English teacher The interview consisted
in 8 questions about the two variables and the proposal The English
teacher considered this project as important study moreover the proposal
was another point of relevance because technology sources generate
students‟ interest
37 DATA ANALYSIS
50
371 SURVEY
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
Table 1
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-1
Strongly agree 5 11
Agree 15 38
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 17 33
Strongly disagree 3 7
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 1
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph the majority of students agree with the statement
the 38 that the current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
oral expression the 11 strongly agree with the results so the 7
strongly disagree in this case students notice that oral expression is
important and acquiring more current vocabulary enhance this skill
2- Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
11
38 11
33
7
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
51
Table 2
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-2
Strongly agree 1 2
Agree 11 24
Neither agree nor disagree 5 11
Disagree 10 22
Strongly disagree 18 40
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 2
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly disagree with the
statement with 40 but 24 of students agree with the survey and the
2 strongly disagree In this statement reveals the level of interest in
students of 8th grade and the necessity to enhance motivation to learn
more vocabulary for fostering oral expression
3- Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
2 24
11 22
40
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52
Table 3
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-3
Strongly agree 10 22
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 3
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
This graph students disagree with the statement with 51 where
they couldnacutet express their ideas with fluency and coherency also a group
of students strongly agree with 22 Moreover students need to be
involved in more activities of oral expression for acquiring the fluency and
accuracy
4- The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to teach the language
22 7 2
51
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
53
Table 4
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-4
Strongly agree 4 9
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 23 51
Strongly disagree 10 22
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 4
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that 51 of students disagree with the statement
about the use of didactical resources by the English teacher and 9 of
students strongly agree So the use didactic material helps students in the
process of enrichment of knowledge also each student learns in a
different way
5- Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in your conversations
9 11
7
51
22
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
54
Table 5
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-5
Strongly agree 3 7
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 10 22
Disagree 25 56
Strongly disagree 2 4
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 5
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students do not have the opportunity to use new
vocabulary in their conversations where 56 of students disagree 22
neither agree nor disagree and 4 strongly disagree Students need to
practice their vocabulary in order to use like native speakers
6- Do you consider that itrsquos easier to learn new vocabulary
Table 6
7 11
22 56
4
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
55
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-6
Strongly agree 19 42
Agree 2 4
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 15 33
Strongly disagree 0 0
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 6
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students consider that learn vocabulary is easier for
them with 42 strongly agree but 33 disagree with the statement also
the 9 neither agree nor disagree with the statement The results show
that students are able to learn vocabulary without any problem
7- There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among nativersquos
speakers
42
4 9
33 0
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
56
Table 7
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-7
Strongly agree 7 16
Agree 30 67
Neither agree nor disagree 0 0
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 7
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
NALYSIS
Students agree with 67 where there is a difficulty to comprehend
a dialogue among native‟s speakers also the 7 disagree with the
statement and the 11 strongly disagree The conclusion for this graph is
that students have to practice more activities for oral expression
developing vocabulary in order to comprehend better the native‟s ideas
8- Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to improve
vocabulary
Table 8
16
67
0 7 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
57
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 8
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School
Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students disagree with 53 moreover another group
of students strongly agree with that statement with 20 and the lowest
group strongly disagree with 9 In this case students need to learn more
strategies for oral expression so the teacher is the person who has to
guide students to improve their skills
9- Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve the
level of proficiency in oral expression
20
11 7 53
9
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-8
Strongly agree 9 20
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 3 7
Disagree 24 53
Strongly disagree 4 9
Total 45 100
58
Table 9
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-9
Strongly agree 23 51
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 7 16
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 9
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the 51 that learning
vocabulary help you to prove the level of proficiency in order expression
but another group of students disagree with the statement with 20
Moreover the 16 is strongly disagree In this case students realize that
vocabulary is important to develop another skill
10- Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
51
11 2 20
16
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
59
Table 10
Code Frequently Percentage
Question N-10
Strongly agree 26 58
Agree 3 7
Neither agree nor disagree 4 9
Disagree 7 16
Strongly disagree 5 11
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 10
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with 58 if students need to
practice more oral expression activities where the 16 disagree with the
statement and the lowest result is 7 that students agree with the
sentence In addition developing a skill requires an effort and students are
able to pay attention to improve this skill
11- Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
58 7
9
16 11
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
60
Table 11
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-11
Strongly agree 17 38
Agree 6 13
Neither agree nor disagree 2 4
Disagree 9 20
Strongly disagree 11 24
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 11
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
The results were that students strongly agree with 38 that
vocabulary is necessary in order to express the ideas with fluency and
clarity also students strongly disagree with 24 and the lowest group of
students neither agree nor disagree with 4 Students need to develop
more vocabulary through games that activate student‟s attention
38
13 4 20
24
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
61
12- Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to encourage the
oral expression
Table 12
Code
Frequently Percentage
Question N-12
Strongly agree 28 62
Agree 5 11
Neither agree nor disagree 1 2
Disagree 3 7
Strongly disagree 8 18
Total 45 100
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
Graphic 12
Source Students grade 8th ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo High School Authors (Bueno and Enriquez 2018)
ANALYSIS
In this graph students strongly agree with the statement with 62
but the 18 strongly disagree with the statement Students consider that
teachers of the institution must to apply more strategies of how improve
vocabulary in order to encourage the oral expression
62 11 2 7
18
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
62
38 Chi square
ANALYSIS
The chi square is a tool related to the relation between variables also this
research project based on two variables such as oral expression and
vocabulary have demonstrated to have a relation between them It refers
that there is a difficulty in oral expression by the lack of vocabulary
63
39 The interview
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
The English Teacher said that students could not express their ideas
properly lack of vocabulary do not understand oral activities in class
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
The Teacher expressed that vocabulary is one the requirements for
developing oral expression without vocabulary it‟s impossible the
communication each other
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
The Teacher said that he did not consider all the resources One factor is
the time and another factor is the number of students in the classroom
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
Teacher expressed that they have a difficulty in this skill
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
Teacher said that every month students learn new basic vocabulary
according to the English book
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
The Teacher considered that students are not able to speak They have a
considerable lack of vocabulary
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
The Teacher expressed that role plays motivates students to practice oral
expression also students ask questions about the role play
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
The teacher suggested that technological resources could change the
common teaching of oral expression
64
Interview analysis
According to the interview it can be stated that the teacher doesn‟t
have the sufficient instrument in order to encourage the student‟s interest
in their students provoking an insufficiency in oral expression since that
the teacher does not apply the correct strategies to promote the process of
oral expression and the acquisition of vocabulary
65
Conclusions
Students do not know strategies for developing vocabulary skills
Students realize that learn vocabulary they can improve oral
expression
Students could not understand native speakers in oral expression
activities
Students could not express their ideas with coherence and fluency
Recommendations
Teacher has to teach some strategies for developing vocabulary
Teacher can use game for catching the student‟s attention
Teacher can apply technological resources for practicing with native
speakers
Teacher practice more activities in groups for developing oral
expression
The creation of slides for developing oral expression can improve
vocabulary in students
66
CHAPTER IV
THE PROPOSAL
Title
Design of slides for enhancing oral expression through vocabulary
skill
Impact
As educators and researchers pursue greater understanding of the best
strategies for teaching English learners the two features in language
domains oral expression and vocabulary have traditionally been
addressed separately With the increasing emphasis of common
standards and their emphasis on all students gaining more advanced and
academic oral expression this study endeavors to explore the potential
relationship between oral expression and vocabulary for English learners
moreover the impact in students teachers and Teodoro Alvarado Olea
High School will be a great advantage for the community in order to put in
practice the knowledge inside or outside of the classroom
Justification
The motivate students in a classroom without resources is really hard
however the use of technology changes everything that is why
incorporating technology into education provides a series of benefits that
help to improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom as well as
increasing the interest of students in academic activities
This proposal takes into account two aspects as the oral expression and
vocabulary Both are essential for becoming proficiency in this language
but the real situation of many students depends on these variables that the
researchers of this project consider helping students to find a feasible
solution The solution is the creation of slides for fostering oral expression
67
through vocabulary skills so the proposal is based on the English book
used in public high schools so it increases the vocabulary and develops
oral expression reinforcing the topics included in the text
Objective
General objective
To foster students of 8th grade to speak properly using a basic
intermediate and advance vocabulary according to the level of proficiency
through slides with oral expression activities
Specific objective
To enhance basic intermediate and advance vocabulary
To encourage an active participation in class
To enhance group activities in class for developing oral expression
Feasibility of the application
FINANCIAL
This proposal based on educational study does not require financial
resources
LEGAL
This educational study mentions legal aspects in chapter II
TECHNICAL
This proposal is based on technological resources it refers that it is
necessary a computer and ifocus for presenting the slides
HUMAN
This proposal will need a group of professionals in order to give the
veracity to this project such as an advisor students executives of the
institution and teachers
68
POLITICS
This investigation is based on the National Plan for Good Living
(2012) according to objective 44 concerns the responsibility of improving
and developing the educational policy
Description
Introduction
Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction
between two or more people ie the sender and the receiver The main
purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to another
person The major components of communication are verbal
communication or oral communication and non-verbal communication
Oral communication is the process of expressing ideas through the
medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students
Vocabulary is ultimately expression having an extensive
vocabulary will help you express yourself clearly and communicate well
with clarity a linguistic vocabulary is also identical to a thinking vocabulary
meaning that you will be able to think concise thoughts with precision
One of the issues in an English classroom is the lack of vocabulary
in students that it provokes an insuffiency in communication between
them The English teacher has a hard duty for helping students to learn
new ways to enrich their vocabulary For this reason the researchers of
this study choose this problem in order to create new trends of teaching
using technology sources for encouraging students of 8th grade at Teodoro
Alvarado Oleardquo High School This proposal offer to teachers and students
a tool that hamper the bad use of technology in order to promote a
proficient process of learning
69
Table of content
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
Conclusion
This proposal has to be applied after it finishes the unit in order to
reinforce the topic
The teacher has to evaluate students for analyzing the levels of
vocabulary in students
This proposal should be applied during all the academic year
This proposal will enhance vocabulary and oral expression though
the slides
70
THE PROPOSAL
SLIDES FOR IMPROVING
ORAL EXPRESSION
AND VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENTS OF 8TH COURSE
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=wNeo8x4eK2wamprel=0
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Voz3QnHj1-kamprel=0
SERVIO ENRIQUEZ ndash DANIEL BUENO
71
UNITS
UNIT TOPIC GOALS
1 Personal information
vocabulary
To greet formally and
informally and
introduce someone
2 Family members and
personal description
To describe people‟s
physical appearance
3 Cultural events
vocabulary
To ask and answer
about dates and time
4 Clothes vocabulary To express what
people are wearing
5 The community
vocabulary
To ask for and give
information about
location
6 Daily routines To talk about daily
routines and lifestyles
72
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
73
SLIDE 3
SLIDE 4
74
SLIDE 5
SLIDE 6
75
SLIDE 7
SLIDE 8
76
SLIDE 9
SLIDE 10
77
SLIDE 11
SLIDE 12
78
SLIDE 13
79
SLIDE 14
SLIDE 15
80
SLIDE 16
SLIDE 17
81
SLIDE 18
82
SLIDE 19
83
SLIDE 20
SLIDE 21
84
SLIDE 22
SLIDE 23
85
SLIDE 24
SLIDE 25
86
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APPENDIX
1
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APPENDIX
2
111
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
SURVEY STUDENTS
INFORMATION DATE AND PLACE Guayaquil June 26 2018
INTITUCION NAME Educative Unit Fiscal ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SECCION Day time
AREA Foreign language
OBJECTIVE To diagnostic the real situation that students show in the oral
expression and the treatment through the vocabulary
Indicate with a x the grade that you considern appropriate according to the scale calification
5 STRONGLY DISAGREE 4 DISAGRE 3 NOT AGREE 2 AGREE 1 STRONGLY AGREE
112
VALUATION 5 4 3 2 1
1 The current knowledge of English guarantee a high level of
proficiency in the oral expression
2 Have too much motivation to develop the oral expression
3 Express with fluency and coherency your informal ideas in
classroom
4 The teachers of the English subject use charts flashcards to
teach the language
5 Have you ever had the opportunity to use new vocabulary in
your conversations
6 Do you consider that it‟s easier to learn new vocabulary
7 There is a difficult to comprehend a dialogue among speakers
natives
8 Do you think that your teacher gives proper strategies to
improve vocabulary
9 Do you consider that learning vocabulary help you to improve
the level of proficiency in oral expression
10 Do you think that you need more practice in oral expression
11 Consider that the vocabulary is necessary to learn in order to
express the ideas with fluency and clarity
12
Do you consider that teachers of the institution must to apply
more strategies of how improve vocabulary in order to
encourage the oral expression
113
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
TEACHERS INTERVIEW
Personal Information
INSTITUCION NAME Educative Unit ldquoTeodoro Alvarado Oleardquo
SUPPORT Fiscal TYPE
LABORAL REGIME Costa SECCIOacuteN
ZONE DISTRICT
SEX FEMALE MALE EDAD
AREA Foreign Language
OBJECTIVE To stablish the current situation that show the oral expression in
the teaching of English Languages and treatment throught the usefull
expressions
114
Questions
1 Which are the most common problems that the students show to
develop the oral expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
2 Consider you that is appropriated to enhance vocabulary in order to
develop the oral expressions why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
3 Do you consider all the didactic resources to develop of the oral
expression
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
4 Consider you that vocabulary is important so that way the students
can express their ideas
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
5 How do you frequently learn new vocabulary in your class
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
6 Do you consider that students are able to speak properly
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
7 Which are others kind of activities that you think give advantage to
develop of the oral expressions Why
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________
8 Do you believe that the creation of innovative slides can improve
oral expression and vocabulary
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________
115
UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL
FALCULTY OF FILOSOPHIE LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC
CLASS OBSERVATION GUIDE
ASPECTS EX VG G R
TEACHER
The teacher develops ludic activities to motivate to
the students to speak
X
The activities are carefully planned
X
The classroom activities have methodological
strategies
X
The teacher uses didactic materials technology to
promote the interest of learning in the students
X
The teacher applies different stages in the process
of oral expression in class
X
The teacher encourages students to talk about
class
X
STUDENT
Students participate in openly activities exposed
by the teacher
X
Students are interested in the activities X
Students develop the process of speaking X
Students express contentment or satisfaction
teaming single
X
116
APPENDIX
3
117
Photo 1
Teodoro Alvarado Oleas Public School
118
Photo 2
Interview with Ab Guadalupe Figueroa
119
Photo 3
Interview with the English teacher
120
Photo 4 Survey applied to the students of 8th course at Teodoro
Alvarado
121
OleaPhoto 5
Checking our thesis progress with our advisor
122