Second language teaching for primary school students: An evaluation of a new teaching method

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann Mouton
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Second Language Teaching

scholarly journals Research on the Role of Situational Teaching in Second Language Teaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Lijuan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
The Times ◽  
Different Levels

<p>With the development of society and the progress of the times, it is very important for people to master a second language. Nowadays, the development of our country is becoming more and more international. Under such an environment, the application of second language is becoming more and more popular. At present, various colleges and universities have listed second language as a compulsory course, mainly to attract students' attention. In the process of second language teaching, in order to effectively enhance students' language skills and promote the teaching results of second language, the author believes that language teaching and situational teaching should be fully combined to effectively enhance students' second language ability. On this basis, the application of situational teaching method in second language teaching is discussed and analyzed in details from different levels.</p>

Intentional and incidental vocabulary acquisition through multi-component storytelling: The case of German L2 primary school students

2021 ◽  
pp. 136216882110479
Author(s):  
Anne Barwasser ◽  
Karolina Urton ◽  
Turid Knaak ◽  
Matthias Grünke
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Baseline Design

The increasing number of students with German as a second language (GL2) poses a great challenge for schools. Previous studies showed that especially young learners with a migration background are lagging behind in the acquisition of second language (L2) literacy. Experiencing problem behaviors (PB) in addition, might pose even greater challenges. Adequate vocabulary, including knowledge of additional vocabulary facts, is essential for appropriate L2 proficiency, and therefore, it is a crucial aspect of support that should be focused on. Thus, the aim of the study was to support vocabulary acquisition in students with GL2 regarding two aspects: (1) the acquisition of expressive and receptive vocabulary, and (2) the incidental acquisition of additional information regarding the vocabulary that are not explicitly focused on during intervention. To this end, the effectiveness of a multi-component method consisting of storytelling and flashcards, as well as motivational reinforcers, was examined using multiple baseline design. The intervention was carried out with nine primary school students with GL2 in three small groups three times a week for four weeks. The results indicated that the multi-component storytelling intervention was effective in increasing students’ receptive and expressive vocabulary, as well as additional vocabulary facts in just one month. The article concludes with a critical discussion of the findings and generally provides pedagogical implications for schools on how to adequately support students with GL2 in their vocabulary acquisition.

De Dinokrokusmethode

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Noelle Uilenburg ◽  
Frans X. Plooij
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
First Language ◽  
Effect Study ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Acquisition Processes ◽  
Language Teaching Methods

In this article the 'Dinocroc method', the rationale behind the method and the principles on which the method has been constructed are described in some detail and a clear picture is given of how the method is used in the classroom. With this method a real effort is made to integrate natural first language acquisition processes into a second language teaching method. An explanation is given of the research set-up concerning the effect study of the 'Dinocroc method' when compared to more regular second language teaching methods. At this stage of the research it is not yet possible to provide the reader with the conclusions of this study, only a very general and cautious remark can be made about the effects of the method.

Intellectual Abilities and Processes: An Exploratory Study with Implications for Person-Teaching Method Interactions

1979 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey N. Molloy ◽  
J. P. Das
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Hierarchical Model ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Apparent Lack ◽  
Intellectual Abilities

The present study examines some relationships pertaining to socioeconomic status (SES) and cognitive ability patterns of primary school children. Specifically the purpose of the study was to explore the relative merits of an hierarchical theory of two levels of cognitive ability, in contrast to a process scheme, positing two parallel modes of coding information. The subjects were 120 grade 4 primary school students. Analyses of the data are supportive of a simultaneous-successive process distinction and provide little confirmation for the hierarchical model. Some suggestions for the apparent lack of support for the hierarchical model are presented and implications for future research are considered.

scholarly journals A Study of the TPR Method in the Teaching of English to Primary School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Shi
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Efficiency ◽  
English Class ◽  
Experiment Method ◽  
The Common ◽  
Experimental Subjects

In order to use TPR teaching method effectively in primary school English class, this paper uses the experiment method, two groups of students from Experimental primary school in Hongdong County of Linfen City are selected as the experimental subjects. In the process of the experiment, one group of students are taught by the TPR teaching method, another group of students are taught by the common traditional teaching method. The data from this experiment shows that the TPR teaching method is a more effective method. On the basis of the above research, this paper comes to a conclusion that the use of TPR teaching method will greatly enhance the students’ learning efficiency. Through the research of this paper, the author hopes to deepen teachers’ understanding of the TPR teaching method, the teacher can use the TPR method to carry on the teaching in the class and help students to learn effectively.

Morpho-Syntactic Developmental Features of Syrian Primary School Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language

2018 ◽  
pp. 203-217
Author(s):  
Lütfi Üredi ◽  
Ömer Gökhan Ulum
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Syntactic Features ◽  
Turkish Language ◽  
Developmental Features

Choosing and structuring a word, making a statement, and comprehending the formulated statement require complex principles and processes. Within this context, complicated procedures and processes might be faced in the second language learning as well. Learning a second language means grasping the syntactic principles of a language and transforming these principles into language skills. In our very specific study, ten Syrian primary school students coming from diverse psychological and sociological backgrounds, and being at varying ages were investigated. The participants were asked to narrate the pictured book Frog, Where Are You? by Mercer Mayer in Turkish language and the narrations were audio-taped by the researchers. Based on a descriptive research design, the data were collected and analysed qualitatively. As a result of this study which investigated the morpho-syntactic developmental features of Syrian primary school students, diverse and common morpho-syntactic features were detected among students coming from different backgrounds.

Effects of a format-based second language teaching method in kindergarten

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
NOËLLE UILENBURG ◽  
FRANS X. PLOOIJ ◽  
KEES DE GLOPPER ◽  
RESI DAMHUIS
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This article concerns second language teaching with a format-based method. The following article in this issue concerns foreign language teaching using the same approach. In the present study, the differences between a format-based teaching approach and a standard approach used as treatments in a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group design are described in detail. The hypothesis tested is whether the effects of a format-based teaching method and a standard second language teaching method differ after two years for children at the age of 6. Results of MANOVA analysis for repeated measures show that the groups are quite comparable on the dependent variables, with some small differences in development between the two groups. Univariate results reveal that these differences favor children in the experimental group for sound articulation and favor children in the control group for sound discrimination. The results of the present article and those of the following article are discussed in light of broader issues concerning the differences between second language and foreign language teaching.

scholarly journals An Application for Learning Malay Language as a Second Language: A Proposed Design

2012 ◽  
Vol 6-7 ◽  
pp. 1031-1035
Author(s):  
Mahamad Saipunidzam ◽  
Haslinda Mohamaddiah ◽  
Mohammad Noor Ibrahim ◽  
Faizal Ahmad Fadzil ◽  
Rozana Kasbon
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students

With the proliferation of wireless and mobile technologies, this paper presents a framework for learning Malay language as a second language for vernacular primary school students through a mobile application. One of the problems faced by this group of students is when they have to further their studies to national secondary school where the medium of communication is no longer in their native language, but Malay.. This application encourages the learners to improve their Malay language skills at their own pace anytime anywhere. It is designed in such a way that the learners can use and explore the modules in the application by themselves. The concept of play and learn is integrated in this application that gives excitement in learning the language.

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