3.3. Results from the interviews for the teachers
Ways of teaching vocabulary
Verbal technique (illustrative situations (oral/written),
definition, synonym/antonym, gradable items,
examples of type, etc.)
Visual aidsTranslation
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 typicalMost 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.
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