Enhancing motivation in vocabulary learning: a cognitive approach
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Enhancing motivation in vocabulary learning: a cognitive approachAuthor (s)
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Navarro Ferrando, Ignasi; Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis AnglesosDate
2014-11-24Publisher
Universitat Jaume IAbstract
Learning a language implies dominating different skills, including vocabulary. Teachers
usually give a word list which the students have to study. In addition, the exercises and the test to
verify that the students ... [+]
Learning a language implies dominating different skills, including vocabulary. Teachers
usually give a word list which the students have to study. In addition, the exercises and the test to
verify that the students have learnt what they were expected to, do not facilitate the students'
learning process. My proposal is to use a Cognitive methodology.
The purpose of my study is to see which methodology, Behaviourist or Cognitive-based,
enhances students motivation. I also want to check in which way students learn and acquire the
vocabulary easier and faster. I believe that by using Cognitive techniques and activities the students
will learn vocabulary easily. I also believe that it is related to motivation. From my point of view,
the Cognitive-based methodology enhances students' motivation and helps them to enjoy the
learning process. In the present study I intend to discover if my assumptions are correct and to
check if the students feel more motivated and learn easily by using a Cognitive method in which
they can relate the vocabulary to their previous experiences and knowledge.
I had the opportunity of implementing a lesson plan to analyse how the students learn
vocabulary easily. I could check the level of motivation of the students and learn about the factors
that influence them. Moreover, I was able to see which methodology worked better to teach and
learn vocabulary in a Secondary school classroom. With the results obtained in the final test
conducted by the two groups involved in the study and the results of the writings of the student
body, two main conclusions can be drawn. On the one hand, the Cognitive-based method proved to
be more useful for teaching vocabulary in a Secondary Education class. The students who were
taught with this technique obtained better results than the students who learnt with a behaviouristbased
method. On the other hand, the students who had a high motivation also obtained better
results and they acquired the vocabulary with ease by using the Cognitive methodology. [-]
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Màster Universitari en Professor/a d'Educació Secundària Obligatòria i Batxillerat, Formació Professional i Ensenyaments d'Idiomes | Máster Universitario en Profesor/a de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas | Master's Degree in Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching | Motivation | Cognitive method | Behaviourist method | Vocabulary teaching | Vocabulary learning
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Treball Final del Màster Universitari en Professor/a d'Educació Secundària Obligatòria i Batxillerat, Formació Professional i Ensenyaments d'Idiomes. Codi: SAP419. Curs acadèmic 2013-2014
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