DEVELOPING YEAR 4 PUPILS

VOCABULARY (ACTION
VERBS) USING MY BANK

NAME : NANTHINI D/O MAHAENDRAN

OPSYEN: PISMP TESL 4 SEM 8
DEPARTMENT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
DEPARTEMENT, IPGKKB

BACKGROUND
Shawna (2000) claimed that vocabulary is the
writers most important tool because the huge
coverage and depth of a students vocabulary will
have a direct influence upon the descriptiveness,
accuracy, and quality of his or her writing.
Untari Tri Handayani (2012) in her research
mentioned that vocabulary is central to language
and article importance to typical language learner.

* One of the schools in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan.

* 4 Year 4 Malay boys as correspondents.
* Intermediate.

FOCUS OF STUDY
Difficulties in understanding action verbs
messages could not conveyed.
Factors :
Less exposure to English language.
Family background.
Mother tongue influence.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES &

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
General Objective
1) To help pupils to develop their vocabulary (action verbs).
Specific objective
1) To identify the effectiveness of using My bank to enhance the
pupils understanding of action verbs.
2) To identify pupils perception concerning the use of My Bank
book.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1) How does My bank book enhance pupils understanding of action
verbs?
2) What are the pupils perceptions concerning the use of My Bank
book?

INTERVENTION
My Bank book.

First intervention
1) Introduce song.
2) Highlight the action verbs in the song.
3) Show the action and pictures.
4) Correspondents draw and colour the picture
in their My Bank book.
5) Distribute worksheet Match the pictures
with the words correctly.

INTERVENTION
Second intervention
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Show flash cards of action verbs.

Correspondents guess the meaning.
Show the actions.
Provide pictures.
Search meaning from dictionary.
Write sample sentences.
Translation of the action verbs.
Provide worksheets : i)Match the pictures correctly.
ii) Fill in the blanks with correct action verbs.

DATA COLLECTION
METHOD
Observation and field notes
Interview structured and unstructured
interview
Document analysis (worksheet)
1) Match the pictures correctly.
2) Fill in the blanks with correct action verbs.

DATA ANALYSIS
Observation and field notes
Interested.
Try to speak in English.
Help each other to complete the tasks.
Motivated.
Behavioral changes.
Interview
Love to do My Bank colourful, interesting, enjoyable, easy to do, not
boring, can learn new action verbs.
Can remember more than 9 words : Sweep
- Pull
- Write
- Fold
- Cut
- Clap
- Knock
- Push
- Pick
- Catch

DATA ANALYSIS

Document analysis (worksheet)

First day intervention still refer to My
Bank book to answer the questions.
After few days can remember the action
verbs without referring to My Bank.
Able to get almost all the answers correctly
after intervention.

FINDINGS
1) How does My bank book enhance
pupils understanding of action verbs?
Through the steps of intervention
* Pictures
* Meaning
* Direct translation
* Sample sentences

FINDINGS
2) What are the pupils perceptions
concerning the use of My Bank book?
* Interesting.
* Enjoyable.
* Easy to do and access when needed.
* Portable.
* The meaning from dictionary too long.

RECOMMENDATION
For future improvement:
Researcher can add synonyms.
Use more interactive activities.
Do research with other age group but with
similar problem.
Use simple meaning to explain the action
verbs.

CONCLUSION
Based on the research that had been
conducted, the findings have proven that the
use of My Bank book was able to develop
the correspondents action verbs.
Usage of colourful pictures, actions,
translation and sample sentences were
helpful for the correspondents to understand
the action verbs easily and effectively.

REFERENCES
Shawna, B. (2000). Vocabulary influence on
successful writing. ERIC Digest D. 157.
ED446339
Untari Tri Handayani. (2012). Teaching English
Vocabulary Using Direct Method to Kindergarten
Students at Kuntum
Cemerlang School
Bandung. English
Education Study Program
Language and Arts Department, NIM: 08.22.0266