Using supplementary reading materials to develop vocabulary for first-year students at the College of Technology and Foreign Relation Economy, Hanoi = Sử dụng tài liệu đọc hiểu bổ trợ để phát triển từ vựng cho sinh viên năm thứ nhất tại trường Trung cấp c

In order to broaden students’ vocabulary, the researcher has planned to use supplementary reading materials in line with the core material. This study aims at developing vocabulary for first-year students at the College of Technology and Foreign Relation Economy through supplementary readin...

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Main Author: Nguyễn, Thị Kim Oanh
Other Authors: Kiều, Thị Thu Hương
Language:English
Published: University of Languages and International Studies 2017
Online Access:http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41049
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Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Language: English
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Summary:In order to broaden students’ vocabulary, the researcher has planned to use supplementary reading materials in line with the core material. This study aims at developing vocabulary for first-year students at the College of Technology and Foreign Relation Economy through supplementary reading materials. It is based on a survey research to obtain its objectives. Thesubjectsofthestudyare 85 first-yearstudentsat the elementary levelin the academicyearof2014-2015, and three classes have been observed. The data have been collected from two main sources: two sets of questionnaires and class observations.The results of the study show that there have been improvement in students’ vocabulary knowledge after students took part in the program. Therefore, it is necessary for teachers to use the supplementary reading materials besides the core material. However, they should pay attention to the selection of suitable reading texts plus vocabulary-enhancement exercises and additional vocabulary exercises so as to develop students’ vocabulary.