The Effects of Semantic Mapping on Vocabulary Memorizing
The Effects of Semantic Mapping on Vocabulary Memorizing
The Effects of Semantic Mapping on Vocabulary Memorizing
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c<strong>on</strong>centrate <strong>on</strong> looking at the word list and learn both the English words and the Vietnamese<br />
meanings by heart”.<br />
Table 12 sums ups the ways students used to memorize vocabulary at home.<br />
Table 12. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ways Students used to Memorize <strong>Vocabulary</strong> at Home<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> ways students used to memorize vocabulary Percentage<br />
1. writing words <strong>on</strong> some pieces <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paper 77.8%<br />
2. learning the words and their meanings by heart 11.1%<br />
3. reading Sunflower magazines or English-Vietnamese<br />
stories<br />
11.1%<br />
Questi<strong>on</strong> 3: Have you ever been taught vocabulary using the semantic mapping?<br />
Table 13 summarizes the students’ answers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whether ever being taught vocabulary by using the<br />
semantic mapping or not.<br />
Table 13. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> students’ Answers<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> students’ answers Percentage<br />
No 88.9%<br />
Yes, but didn’t know the name <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the technique 11.1%<br />
When being asked about whether ever being taught vocabulary by using the semantic mapping or<br />
not, the majority answered that they hadn’t been taught using this technique before. Only <strong>on</strong>e<br />
student admitted that she was taught when she was in grade 9. However, she said “At that time I<br />
was <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the students that were being trained to take the exam for students who were good at<br />
English. I was taught vocabulary by using this technique but I didn’t know its name was<br />
semantic mapping”<br />
Questi<strong>on</strong> 4: Do you think it is effective or ineffective to use the semantic mapping to memorize<br />
vocabulary?<br />
All <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the students acknowledged that the semantic mapping was effective for memorizing<br />
vocabulary. Some students also appreciated the value <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the semantic mapping as not <strong>on</strong>ly<br />
“effective” but also “interesting”. One student explained that using the semantic mapping was<br />
interesting because it was “logical” and he “can draw as many branches in the maps as<br />
possible”. However, there were some thoughts raising some issues about using the semantic<br />
mapping. Some opini<strong>on</strong>s were dealt with the time being acquainted with this technique because<br />
it “takes a l<strong>on</strong>g time to know how to use this technique”. One student said that “it is critical for<br />
students who are not good at English” and another added “the semantic mapping requires an<br />
available amount <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vocabulary from the users”.<br />
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