Journal Article

Using Pictorial Stories for the Acquisition and Retention of English Vocabulary in Kindergarten

Mohammed, Manal Mohammed Khodary, El-Nekhely, Mai Ahmed Eassa, Al-Hadi, Taher Mohammad, Seif El-Dien, Ahmad H

2019

Overview

This study aimed to explore the effect of pictorial stories on the acquisition and retention of English vocabulary in kindergarten. The participants of the study were 46 kindergarten children of the second phase (KG2) whose ages ranged from (5-6) years old. They were randomly drawn from Suez Experimental English Language School during the first term of the school year 2011-2012. They were divided into two groups: the control group (23 children) and the experimental group (23 children). The instructional materials of the study were represented in a Pictorial Stories Based-Program (PSBP). The control group was not exposed to the pictorial stories, while the experimental one was exposed to the pictorial stories. The instrument of the study was the Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention (VAR) Test that was pre, post and delayed post administered the PSBP. The pre-administration was intended to measure the equivalence of both the control and experimental groups of KG2 children in their knowledge of the target vocabulary. The post-administration was intended to measure the acquisition of the target vocabulary of both the control and experimental groups after administering the PSBP to the experimental group. The delayed post-administration measured the retention of the target vocabulary of the experimental group after three weeks of applying the PSBP. Differences in the mean scores between the tests were analyzed by using the two-tailed t-test. The results revealed that the pictorial stories were effective for vocabulary acquisition and retention of KG2 children.

• Publisher: جامعة قناة السويس - كلية التربية بالإسماعيلية
• Subject: القصص المصورة / اللغة الإنجليزية / المفردات اللغوية / المواد التعليمية / رياض الأطفال