USING WORD CARDS TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY FOR THE SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS OF ESCOLA HOTELARIA TURISMO BECORA DILI

Sofia Nova, Charles Guterres, Sebastião Pereira, Agostinho Gonçalves, José Sarmento, Pedro Costa

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This study used a design of Classroom Action Research aimed to find out the Using Word cards to develop English Vocabulary for the Second Grade Students of Hotel Department Class B of Escola de  Hospitalidade Turismo Becora Díli in the School year 2021. The focus of the research answered the questions: can word cards be used to develop vocabulary and are there any significant differences between before and after implementation teaching Vocabulary by using word cards? The findings showed that the use of word cards as a strategy can improve students' English vocabulary. It can be seen that the mean of the pre-test is 3,8, while the mean of the post-test is 8,4. Therefore, there are significant differences between before and after the implementation of teaching English as a foreign language by using word cards to develop English vocabulary. The process of teaching and learning English vocabulary using the word card method was going smoothly and most of the students were enthusiastic. This strategy of word cards is not a challenge for students but it could be considered as one of the most enjoyable for the students in teaching and learning process in the class. Word cards can be implemented to teach vocabulary, and grammar through English vocabulary because word cards could develop students' memory and concentrate on thinking sharply.


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