초등 영어 수준에서 의미 관계 중심 활동이 어휘 학습에 대한 몰입과 어휘 지식에 미치는 영향

The effect of meaning relation-focused activities on immersion in vocabulary learning and vocabulary knowledge at elementary English level.

Vocabulary is a key element in conveying meaning, and vocabulary knowledge plays an important role in communication. In this perspective, this study aims at examining changes of immersion in vocabulary learning and vocabulary knowledge when meaning relation-focused activities are implemented to elementary English learners. For the research objective, twenty elementary students participated in four eighty-minute sessions focused on vocabulary learning. Three types of vocabulary learning activities were used: implicit activities, meaning-focused activities, and meaning relation-focused activities. To gather research data, vocabulary knowledge tests were administered along with an interview before and after the classes. The main findings of the study are as follows: First, meaning relation-focused activities were more effective than implicit activities and meaning-focused activities in terms of the learning of vocabulary meaning and meaning relations. Second, meaning relation-focused activities were more effective than implicit activities and meaning-focused activities in terms of immersion in vocabulary learning. Pedagogical implications are provided at the end of the paper.