RESULTS FROM THE INTERVIEWS FOR THE TEACHERS WAYS OF TEACHING VOC...

3. - LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ AN INVESTIGATION INTO TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF VISUAL AIDS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING VOCABULARY AT LE QUY DON GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL DIEN BIEN 3. - LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ AN INVESTIGATION INTO TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF VISUAL AIDS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING VOCABULARY AT LE QUY DON GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL DIEN BIEN
LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ AN INVESTIGATION INTO TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF VISUAL AIDS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING VOCABULARY AT LE QUY DON GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL DIEN BIEN
3.3. Results from the interviews for the teachers Ways of teaching vocabulary No. of informants Percentage Verbal technique (illustrative situations (oral/written), 4 50% definition, synonym/antonym, gradable items, examples of type, etc.)

Visual aids

7 87.5% Translation 3 37.5% Table 13: Teachers’ favorite ways of teaching vocabulary Table 13 illustrates the teachers’ favorite ways of teaching vocabulary. As can be seen from the table, 87.5% of the teachers felt interested in teaching vocabulary through visual aids. When being asked the question (Question 4: “What type(s) of visual aids do you like most in teaching vocabulary?”, most of the teachers instantly told me that among many different types of visual aids they enjoyed using pictures most, both pictures in the textbooks and collected ones because pictures are not only available but also attractive to students. Question 5:

What typical

problem(s) do you meet when teaching vocabulary through visual aids?

Most of the teacher admitted that their typical problem in applying visual aids to teach vocabulary was their lack of time to find suitable visual material and prepare for the necessary visual aids before each lesson. Moreover, many said that they lack time to use visual aids in class. “We have no separate vocabulary lessons to spend much time to vocabulary teaching instead of having to teach vocabulary together with other skills,” said Trang. Question 6: Generally your students have positive attitudes towards learning vocabulary through visual aids. Is it true? When being asked to support for this statement, all of the teachers agreed that most of their students have quite positive attitudes towards their teachers’ applying of visual aids in vocabulary teaching.