字尾與短期記憶在單字學習速度之差異Suffix and Short-term Memory in Vocabulary Learning Speed

Advisor: Dr. Yen Hsi LeeCommittee: Dr. Chin-Ling Lee

Dr. Chin-Ying LinPresenter: Shin Hua WuDate: December 23, 2013

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Contents

Introduction

Literature Review

Methodology

Background

Purpose

Research questions

Significance

Introduction

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Purpose of the study

• The purpose of the this study aims at investigating the influence of the short-term memory by using suffix word strategy.

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Background of the study

• English is a communication tool. It is a basic condition for people who work in the future.

• Vocabulary is a basis of learning language. It also can deliver speakers’ meaning, thoughts, and opinions.

• Vocabulary learning strategy is an important issue for language learners.

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Research Questions

1. Is there any significance of the vocabulary-learning accuracy through suffix word strategy?

2. Is there any influence on suffix word strategy and short-term memory?

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The significance of the study

• This study will help language learners enrich the vocabulary through suffix word strategy in short-term period. Moreover, the influences between suffix word strategy and short-term memory, it is worth investigating.

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Literature Review

•The importance of vocabulary•The structure of vocabulary

•The importance of learning strategy•The definition of suffix word

•The influence of short-term memory•The influence of the vocabulary learning strategy for language learners

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Students tend to use the term “word”, presumably for ease and convenience, when we are really referring to some very specialist definitions of the term, such as types, tokens, lemmas and word families.”

(Milton, 2009)

What is the structure of vocabulary

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The importance of vocabulary

Although body language or gesture can assist that people want to express, meaning and thought are limited. A vocabulary without grammar can convey the meaning. “Vocabulary is the basic access to language.”

(Zahedi & Abdi, 2012)

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Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.

(Wilkins, 1972)

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Vocabulary has always been one of the significant issues related both with teachers and learners of foreign languages.

(Zahedi & Abdi, 2012)

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If you spend most of your time studying grammar, your English will not improve very much. You will see more improvement if you learn more words and expressions. You can say almost anything with words.

(Thornburry, 2002)

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The definition of suffix word

• In linguistics, the suffix word means an affix which is placed after the stem of a word.

• Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs.

• Suffix is called an affirmative, as they can alter the form of the words to which they are fixed.

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The influence of the vocabulary learning strategy for language learners

The memory strategies as a vocabulary learning strategy is more effective than word lists to improve language level.

(Sozler, 2012)

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The importance of learning strategy

Learning strategies are the thoughts and actions that individuals use to accomplish a learning goal.

(Chamot, 2004)

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Memory, cognitive and compensation strategies are incorporated into the direct strategy and the indirect strategy is also subdivided metacognitive, affective and social strategies.

(Oxford, 1990)

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The influence of short-term memory

• Short-term memory (STM) is also called primary or active memory.

• It is capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state or a short period of time.

• People can commonly cited capacity is 7 ± 2 elements in short-term memory.

(Boutla, Supalla, Newport & Bavelier, 2004).

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(Boutla, Supalla, Newport & Bavelier, 2004).

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Methodology

Participants

Setting Instrument

ProceduresQuestionnaire

design and measures

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Participants and setting

• December, 2013

• Chaoyang University of Technology

•Sophomore •19 to 20 years old

• Department of AE

• Vocabulary course

• male and female

60 student

sAge

Time Site

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Instrument

• It will give the handout of the suffix word and the handout will have integrated.

• The questionnaire has five options strongly agree, agree, no comment, disagree and strongly disagree. (Appendix B)

• The contents of the questionnaire are related to suffix word strategy and short-term memory.

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Procedures

fill in the questionnaire without discussing with the classmates

finish the test, sign the consent form before fill in the questionnaire

a correct answer, get five points

participants should write down the correct answers

after explaining the handout

give and explain the suffix word handout

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Questionnaire design and measures

questionnaire

38 items five options

test paperTotally 20 items

English → Chinese

Chinese → English

one correct answer, will get the five points

(totally 100 scores)

suffix word handoutclassifying from the vocabulary book

(Cheng and Lu, 2013)Totally 20 items

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Appendices

(Chen & Lu, 2013)

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(Chen & Lu, 2013)

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Appendix C

Section I: Personal Information

1. Gender: □Male □Female

2. I have learned English for _____ years.

3. I usually speak in _____.

□English □Chinese □Taiwanese □Hakka □others

4. I am a ______ language learner.

□audile □eye-minded □tactile □colloquialism

(Cheng, 2005 & Liao, 2008)

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Section II: suffix word strategy

item Strongly agree

agree No comment

disagree Strongly disagree

I learned vocabulary through the suffix word strategy that is helpful for me.

Section III: short-term memory

item Strongly agree

agree No comment

disagree Strongly disagree

Using the suffix word strategy helps me memory vocabulary in short-term memory.

(Cheng, 2005 & Liao, 2008)

Appendix C

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Thank you!