VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
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TRẦN THỊ VÂN NGA
THE EFECTS OF MIND-MAPPING ON 6TH
GRADERS’ VOCABULARY RETENTION: AN
ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT AT THANH MY
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Nghiên cứu ảnh hưởng của việc sử dụng bản đồ tư duy đến khả
năng nhớ từ vựng của học sinh lớp 6, trường THCS Thanh Mỹ)
M.A. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 60140111
HANOI - 2016
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
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TRẦN THỊ VÂN NGA
THE EFECTS OF MIND-MAPPING ON 6TH
GRADERS’ VOCABULARY RETENTION: AN
ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT AT THANH MY
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Nghiên cứu ảnh hưởng của việc sử dụng bản đồ tư duy đến khả
năng nhớ từ vựng của học sinh lớp 6, trường THCS Thanh Mỹ)
M.A. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 60140111
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. NGUYỄN VĂN TRÀO
HANOI - 2016
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DECLARATION
I hereby declare this thesis is the result of my own research and that the
substance of the thesis has not, wholly or part, been submitted for a degree to
any other university or institution.
Hanoi, October 2016
Trần Thị vân Nga
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to express my special gratitude to my advisor,
Mr.Nguyen Van Trao, Assoc.Prof.Dr for his patience in guiding and supervising
me during the process of this thesis writing.
My special thanks go to my colleagues from Thanh My Junior high school
for their cooperation and support during this study.
The writer would also like to express appreciation to the staff menbers and
the teachers of post-graduate department of University of Languages and
International Studies-Vietnam National University for giving me favourable to
completing the thesis.
Finally I would like to dedicate my big appreciations to my family who
have support me a lot during my study.
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ABSTRACT
The aims of this research are to find out the effects of mind-mapping on
6th graders‟ vocabulary retention at Thanh My junior high school. To limit the
aspects to be analyzed in this study, I formulate two research questions: (1) To
what extends does the use of mind-mapping affect the students‟ vocabulary
retention? (2) What are the students‟ attitudes toward vocabulary learning?
In the study, I carried out an action research with the 6A1 students of
Thanh My junior high school. Data of this study were obtained from the results
of questionnaires and from pre-test and post-test results. Two instruments for
collecting the data were (1) questionnaires toward vocabulary learning before
and after applying the mind -mapping in teaching vocabulary and (2) the pre-
test and post- test.
The findings of the data analysis showed that (1) Mind-mapping can help
the students to improve their abilities in memorizing English vocabulary
items; (2) the students had positive attitudes toward the mind-mapping. Mind-
mapping is hoped to be a promising technique to teach and learn vocabulary.