Brain-based English activity programs for primary EFL students: comparing "actional" and "pictorial" approaches to teaching and learning English action verbs.

Wong Ka Sin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-169). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT RESEARCH --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Striving for the Best? English Language Education in Hong Kong --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Projects in Neurocognitive Science for (Language) Education Research --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- THE PRESENT RESEARCH --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Significance of the Present Research --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Organization of this Thesis --- p.5 / Chapter 2 --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- "EDUCATION FINDINGS OF ""ACTIONAL"" AND ""PICTORIAL"" INPUTS" --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Total Physical Response Approach --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Visual Approach --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- "NEUROCOGNITIVE FINDINGS OF ""ACTIONAL"" AND ""PICTORIAL"" INPUTS AND LEARNING" --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- How Does the Brain Learn (Language) --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.1.1 --- Functional Organization of the Brain --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.1.2 --- Brain's Fundamentals of Learning (Language) --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- "Localization of Brain Functions of ""Actions “" --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- "Localization of Brain Functions of ""Pictures “" --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- "Brain-related, Theories of Learning" --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- 20th Century Theories of Learning --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- Right versus Left Brain Learning --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.4.3 --- Whole Brain Teaching and Learning --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.4.4 --- Brain-based Learning Theory --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3 --- AFFECTIVE DOMAIN OF LEARNING --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Learning Attitudes and Motivation in Language Education --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Learning Attitudes and Motivation in Neuroscience --- p.43 / Chapter 2.4 --- "CONVERGING EDUCATION AND NEURO-COGNITVE FINDINGS OF ""ACTIONAL"" AND ""PICTORIAL"" INPUTS AND BRAIN-BASED LEARNING THEORY" --- p.45 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Research Questions --- p.47 / Chapter 3 --- THE FIRST STUDY --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- An Overview of the Design of the First Study --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2 --- DESIGN OF THE FIRST STUDY --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Research Hypotheses --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Subjects --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Variables of the Study --- p.52 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Experimental Treatment --- p.52 / Chapter 3.2.4.1 --- Design of the Programs --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2.4.2 --- Brain-based Groups --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2.4.3 --- Teaching Content --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2.4.4 --- Brain-based Techniques Exploited in Materials Development and Teaching --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Materials Development --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2.5.1 --- Action Group's Learning Tasks --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.5.2 --- Picture Group's Learning Tasks --- p.64 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Experimental Teaching --- p.65 / Chapter 3.2.6.1 --- The Teaching Crew --- p.66 / Chapter 3.2.6.2 --- Classroom Teaching Routines --- p.66 / Chapter 3.2.6.3 --- Medium of Instruction --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.6.4 --- Attendance of the Subjects --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Data Collection --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2.7.1 --- Pre- and Post-program Attainment Tests --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2.7.2 --- Post-program Questionnaire Survey --- p.69 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- Experimental Procedures --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.8.1 --- An Overview of the Experimental Procedures --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.8.2 --- Workshop for the Teaching Crew --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.8.3 --- Implementation of the Programs --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.8.4 --- Administration of the Pre- and the Post-program Test --- p.71 / Chapter 3.2.8.5 --- Conducting Post-program Questionnaire Survey --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3 --- DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Attainment Tests Results --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- A General Picture of the Linguistic Effects of the BEAPs 2003 --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- Inter-group Mean Scores Comparison --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Within-group Mean Scores Comparison --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Results of the Post-program Questionnaire Survey --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2.1 --- Subjects' Perceived English Abilities and Attitudes towards English (Learning) --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2.2 --- Subjects' Evaluation of the Programs --- p.77 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- The Research Hypotheses Tested --- p.79 / Chapter 3.4 --- SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE FIRST STUDY --- p.81 / Chapter 3.5 --- DISCUSSION --- p.81 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Impact of the BEAPs on Learners' Action Verb Learning --- p.82 / Chapter 3.5.1.1 --- Significant Linguistic Enhancement in Both Subject Groups --- p.82 / Chapter 3.5.1.2 --- Similar Patterns of the Linguistic Enhancement of the Two Subject Groups --- p.82 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Positive Effects of the BEAPs on the Learners' Attitudes towards English --- p.83 / Chapter 3.5.2.1 --- Positive Affective Changes in Both Subject Groups --- p.83 / Chapter 3.5.2.2 --- Similar Patterns of Affective Change in the Two Subject Groups --- p.85 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- A Second Look at the Literature --- p.86 / Chapter 3.5.4 --- Evaluation of the First Study --- p.89 / Chapter 3.6 --- METHODS TO IMPROVE THE STUDY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION --- p.90 / Chapter 3.7 --- SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3 --- p.92 / Chapter 4 --- THE SECOND STUDY --- p.93 / Chapter 4.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.93 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Comparison of the First Study and the Second Study --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2 --- DESIGN OF THE SECOND STUDY --- p.95 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Research Hypotheses --- p.95 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Research Questions --- p.95 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Null Hypotheses --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Subjects --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Variables of the Second Study --- p.97 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Experimental Treatment --- p.98 / Chapter 4.2.4.1 --- Design of the Programs --- p.98 / Chapter 4.2.4.2 --- Brain-based Groups --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2.4.3 --- Teaching Content --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2.4.4 --- Brain-based Techniques Exploited in Materials Development and Teaching --- p.100 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Materials Development --- p.100 / Chapter 4.2.5.1 --- Introduction Task of the Combined Group --- p.102 / Chapter 4.2.5.2 --- Consolidation Task of the Combined Group --- p.102 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Experimental Teaching --- p.103 / Chapter 4.2.6.1 --- The Teaching Crew --- p.103 / Chapter 4.2.6.2 --- Teaching Role --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2.6.3 --- Classroom Teaching Routines --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2.6.4 --- Medium of Instruction --- p.107 / Chapter 4.2.6.5 --- Attendance of the Subjects --- p.107 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Data Collection --- p.108 / Chapter 4.2.7.1 --- Pre- and Post-program Attainment Tests --- p.108 / Chapter 4.2.7.2 --- Pre- and Post-program Questionnaire Surveys --- p.108 / Chapter 4.2.7.3 --- Post- program Subjects' Oral Interview --- p.110 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- Experimental Procedures --- p.110 / Chapter 4.2.8.1 --- An Overview of the Experimental Procedures --- p.111 / Chapter 4.2.8.2 --- Workshop for the Teaching Crew --- p.112 / Chapter 4.2.8.3 --- Orientation for the Subjects --- p.112 / Chapter 4.2.8.4 --- Administration of the Pre-program Attainment Test and Questionnaire --- p.112 / Chapter 4.2.8.5 --- Implementation of the Programs --- p.113 / Chapter 4.2.8.6 --- Conducting the Post- program Subjects' Oral Interview --- p.113 / Chapter 4.2.8.7 --- Administration of the Post-program Attainment Test and Questionnaire --- p.113 / Chapter 4.3 --- DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS --- p.113 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Attainment Tests Results --- p.114 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- A General Picture of the Linguistics Effect of the BEAPs 2004 --- p.114 / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Inter-group Mean Scores Comparison --- p.114 / Chapter 4.3.1.3 --- Within-group Mean Scores Comparison --- p.115 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Results of the Questionnaire Surveys --- p.116 / Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Subjects' Questionnaire Results --- p.116 / Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Teachers' Questionnaire Results --- p.124 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Results of the Post-Program Oral Interview --- p.133 / Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Interview on Two Subjects from Each Subject Group --- p.133 / Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Interview on All Picture Group Subjects --- p.135 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- The Research Hypotheses Tested --- p.136 / Chapter 4.4 --- SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE SECOND STUDY --- p.138 / Chapter 4.5 --- EVALUATION OF BRAIN-BASED ENGLISH ACTIVITY PROGRAMS / Chapter 4.6 --- SUMMMARY OF CHAPTER 4 --- p.140 / Chapter 5 --- DISCUSSION --- p.142 / Chapter 5.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.142 / Chapter 5.2 --- DISCUSSION OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE SECOND AND THE FIRST STUDY --- p.142 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Impact of the BEAPs on the Learners' Action Verb learning --- p.142 / Chapter 5.2.1.1 --- Significant Linguistic Effect Enhancement of All Subject Groups of Learners --- p.143 / Chapter 5.2.1.2 --- Similar Patterns of Linguistic Effect on All Subject Groups of Learners --- p.144 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Possible Effects of the BEAPs on Learners' Perceived English Abilities and Attitudes towards English (Learning) --- p.145 / Chapter 5.2.2.1 --- Similar Positive Affective Change in the Action and the Picture Group --- p.145 / Chapter 5.2.2.2 --- The Most Positive Affective Change in the Combine Group Learners --- p.147 / Chapter 5.3 --- SUMMARY OF THE LINKS BETWEEN THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE SECOND AND THE FIRST STUDY --- p.149 / Chapter 5.4 --- SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 --- p.151 / Chapter 6 --- CONCLUSION --- p.153 / Chapter 6.1 --- ADVICE ON TEACHING ENGLISH ACTION VERBS --- p.153 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- "Possible Misconception of the Superiority of Using ""Actions "" to ""Pictures “" --- p.153 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Versatility of a Combined Teaching Model --- p.154 / Chapter 6.1.3 --- Task-based Teaching Approach and Group-based Learning --- p.155 / Chapter 6.1.4 --- Practicability of Incorporating the Brain-based English Program in the Regulation School's Curriculum --- p.156 / Chapter 6.2 --- SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH --- p.157 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Pursuing a Longitudinal Study (with Delayed Tests) --- p.157 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Variety of Teaching Input Type --- p.157 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Other Grammar/ Skills Areas --- p.158 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- Cognitive Tasks that Share No Common Brain Areas --- p.158 / Chapter 6.2.5 --- Gender Difference --- p.158 / Chapter 6.2.6 --- English Proficiency Level --- p.159 / Chapter 6.3 --- SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6 --- p.160 / REFERENCES --- p.161 / APPENDICES --- p.170 / APPENDIX A1. Percent of Studies by Categories that Have Reported Activation in Specific Cortical Area --- p.170 / "APPENDIX A2. Cognitive Processes Involved in ""Actional"" Input" --- p.171 / "APPENDIX A3. Cognitive Processes Involved in ""Pictorial"" Input" --- p.172 / APPENDIX B1. BEAPs 2003 Action Verb List --- p.173 / APPENDIX B2. BEAPs 2003 Distribution of Action Verbs in the Learning Tasks --- p.177 / APPENDIX C1. BEAP 2003 Action Group's Learning Tasks (A Typical Session) --- p.180 / APPENDIX C2. BEAP 2003 Picture Group's Learning Tasks (A Typical Session) --- p.183 / APPENDIX D1. Pre-test of the First Study --- p.186 / APPENDIX D2. Post-test of the First Study --- p.190 / APPENDIX E. Post-program Questionnaire of the First Study --- p.195 / APPENDIX Fl. BEAP 2003 Timetable of the Action Group --- p.202 / APPENDIX F2. BEAP 2003 Timetable of the Picture Group --- p.203 / APPENDIX G1. Results of the Pre-and Post-tests of the First Study --- p.204 / APPENDIX G2. Questionnaire Results of the First Study --- p.207 / APPENDIX H BEAPs 2003 Action Verb Picture Cards (Samples) --- p.213 / APPENDIX 11. BEAPs 2004 Action Verbs List --- p.217 / APPENDIX 12. BEAPs 2004 Distribution of Action Verbs in the Learning Tasks --- p.221 / APPENDIX J1. BEAP 2004 Action Group's Learning Tasks (A Typical Session) --- p.224 / APPENDIX J2. BEAP 2004 Picture Group's Learning Tasks (A Typical Session) --- p.227 / APPENDIX J3. BEAP 2004 Combined Group's Learning Tasks(A Typical Session) --- p.230 / APPENDIX K1. Pre-test of the Second Study --- p.233 / APPENDIX K2. Post-test of the Second Study --- p.238 / APPENDIX L1. Subjects' Pre-program Questionnaire of the Second Study --- p.243 / APPENDIX L2. Subjects' Post-program Questionnaire of the Second Study --- p.247 / APPENDIX Ml. Teachers' Post-program Questionnaire of the Second Study --- p.252 / APPENDIX M2. Unedited Comments Gathered from the Teachers' Questionnaire --- p.253 / APPENDIX N1. Questions of the First and Second Part of Subjects' Interview --- p.259 / APPENDIX N2. Transcriptions of Subjects' Interview --- p.260 / APPENDIX O1. BEAP 2004 Timetable of the Action Group --- p.285 / APPENDIX O2. BEAP 2004 Timetable of the Picture Group --- p.287 / APPENDIX O3. BEAP 2004 Timetable of the Combined Group --- p.289 / APPENDIX P1. Test Results of the Second Study --- p.291 / APPENDIX P2. BEAPs 2004 Subjects' Questionnaire Results --- p.295 / APPENDIX Q BEAPs Action Verb Picture Cards (Samples) --- p.312 / "APPENDIX R1. ""Cognition and Student Learning Research Grant Project"" Announced by the Department of Education of the United States" --- p.316 / "APPENDIX R2. Grants for ""Brain Research as a Foundation for Research on Learning"" Announced by the National Science Foundation" --- p.317 / "APPENDIX R3. Recommendation of the ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan" --- p.318 / APPENDIX R4. Announcement of the Singapore Government --- p.319

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324703
Date January 2004
ContributorsWong, Ka Sin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of English.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xvi, 319 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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