Abstract

Chant is an important teaching material in the vocabulary teaching. However, nowadays, in the regular English vocabulary class, teachers in primary schools often ignore the importance of chant, and pay too much attention to imparting meaning and usage of the words rather than helping students effectively remember new words. 

In order to establish a unitary mode to convey vocabulary knowledge and test the feasibility of chant teaching, two experiments and a questionnaire survey on the effects of chant in teaching among 92 primary school students are carried out. The thesis came to a conclusion that it is quite effective to apply English chant as an aid in vocabulary teaching. It inspires students’ learning interest and inner motivation. English chant serves as effective language input, trains students’ pronunciation and creates a relaxing atmosphere in class.

Based on the research, English teachers are adviced to keep pace with the times and make full use of chant to run through the vocabulary teaching process so as to improve teaching efficiency and thus to help students to develop all-round as well. 

Keywords: vocabulary, chant, primary school, English teaching 

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 The background of the study-1

1.2 The purpose and significance of the Study-2

1.3 The structure of the study-2

2. Literature Review-3

2.1 Chant-3

2.1.1 The definition of chant-3

2.1.2 The characteristics of chant-3

2.1.3 The function of chant-4

2.2 The theoretic basis-4

2.2.1 Second Language Acquisition-4

2.2.2 The Theory of Multiple Intelligence-5

2.3 Previous Study of the Application of Chant abroad and at home-5

3.Research Design-7

3.1 Research questions-7

3.2 Methodology-7

3.2.1 Participants-7

3.2.2 Instrument-7

3.3 Research Procedures-8

3.4 Data collection-9

4. Data analysis-10

4.1 The analysis of the tests-10

4.1.1 The analysis of students’ listening comprehension-10

4.1.2 The analysis of students’ oral speaking ability-12

4.2 The analysis of the questionnaire-13

4.3 Results and discussion-15

5.Conclusions-17

5.1 Summary-17

5.2 Limitations-17

References-19

Appendix 1-21

Appendix 2-22

Appendix 3-23