Conference paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v21i2.3140
Teaching Vocabulary to Pupils in the First Grade of Primary School: An Experimental Approach
Zorica Cvetanović
orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-0309
; University of Belgrade, Teacher Education Faculty
Veljko Brborić
; University of Belgrade, Faculty of
Abstract
Vocabulary teaching includes enriching vocabulary, learning and using words, and has a great influence on language development. The aim of this paper is the review of the designed experimental programme for vocabulary teaching, which influences the enrichment of pupils’ vocabulary. The experimental programme was designed according to the types of lexical exercises, and it is applied in native language teaching. The sample of the experiment of parallel groups included pupils in the first grade of primary school (N = 110). The experimental programme for vocabulary teaching was realized within three months with three or four lexical exercises a week. After the completion of the programme, there was a test, which had the purpose of diagnosing the difference between the pupils in the experimental and control group. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the control and experimental group in the following vocabulary items: adjective, noun, verb, synonyms, antonyms, diminutives, and composing words out of the given letters. There were no differences between groups in composing words out of the given word. This research shows that the preparation of a detailed programme for vocabulary teaching influences the enrichment of pupils’ vocabulary in the first grade of primary school.
Keywords
experimental programme for vocabulary teaching; lexical exercises; pupils’ vocabulary; vocabulary enrichment.
Hrčak ID:
225038
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Publication date:
26.6.2019.
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