Topic 1

Analyze your students’ lexicon (collect 3-4

writings of one or several students as data for
analysis), discuss the relations between their
lexicon with their experience and cognition
processes. Suggest ways to develop students’
lexicon.

Group 5:
Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh
Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen
 CONTENT

• Defining meaning and experience, how the

lexicon can be affected by the experience
• Analyzing some students’ writings
• Suggesting ways to develop students’ lexicon
 Defining meaning and
experience, how the lexicon can
be affected by the experience
 What is meaning?
• Core meaning: presented in the dictionary
• Meaning: how we understand about the real
things
• Meaning: from the outside world, assigned
into the words
 Experience and cognition
• Experience: the knowledge and skill that you
have gained through doing something for a
period of time
• Cognition: the process by which knowledge
and understanding is developed in the mind
 The relation
• Different experiences => different definitions
• More experience => more understandings =>
more meaning
• Example: “bus”:
a means of transportation
a set of wires that carries information
Discuss the relations between
students’ lexicon with their
experience and cognitive
processes
I. Data:
1. Participants’ level: Ielts writings of one student (Lexicon
Band 6-7) in beginning, middle and final tests.
2. Topic – student’s answering

II. Analysis:
1. Method: Using software to support students in using
English language:
• Word Family Framework (WFF)
• Textinspector
2. Analysis
• Lexical Resource Analysis
• Using software to check Lexicon
• Edited essay
 ANALYSIS

Method
Using software to support students in using
English language
 1. Software Word Family
Framework (WFF)
• The WFF can be used by institutions, teachers
and learners to construct target vocabularies
for individual learning, syllabus and lesson
planning, materials design and exam
preparation.
• http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/word
-family-framework
Word Family Framework (WFF)
 2. Software Textinspector

• Text Inspector analyses the difficulty level of

texts in English, giving you an instant score
and detailed feedback.
• https://textinspector.com
Textinspector
Analysis
Lexical Resource Analysis:
✓ The use of vocabulary seems quite reasonable
but attempts to use a wider range are not
always successful (see corrections above).
✓ Probably not quite good enough for 7.
✓ Approximate score for Lexical Resource:
Band 6 or 6.5
• bounce: is usually used with the word “ball” as in
“bounce a ball”. The student probably meant to
write “bounce together” => involve a combination
of or should be combined in

• + encouraged: This seems incomplete

(encouraged by whom?) and may not be what the
writer is trying to mean. A better way to say this
would be "That is why marrying for love is always
an advantage"
Using software to check Lexicon:
Edited essay:
Nowadays, money is one of the most significant materials in our lives. To many people, it
is appropriate to marry for money rather than love. However, I believe that both love and
money should be combined in any marriage.
• Certainly, money plays an important part in our lives. It is hard for any persons to
accept a partner who does not have money or at least a job to take care of their future
family. Hence, it is said, “marry for money” is right in some extent.
• However, love should be the basis of any marriage. Firstly, it is because love is such
a strong bond between two persons who have their own lives, and become one. So,
they can share each other’s sadness, happiness to overcome any difficulties in their
daily lives. Moreover, love makes people grow up because they do not only have
responsibility to themselves, but also to their partners as well. That is why marrying
for love is always an advantage.
• In my opinion, I think that love and money are both necessary. A marriage relying on
money would rapidly disintegrate when unfortunately the money ran out. In contrary, a
marriage relying on love would sometimes come to end when they could not earn
money to carry out family duties such as paying bills, buying food, etc. For the above
reasons, love and money should co-exist within marriage even though their
relative contribution to it could be uneven
• As we have seen, marriage without either money or love would come to an unhappy
end. So I believe that they both make their own contribution to a happy family.
 Lexical Resource
✓ uses less common lexical items with some
awareness of style and collocation (various
mistakes in terms of collocation makes it
impossible to rate this criterion more than 7)
✓ may produce occasional errors in word choice,
spelling and/or word formation
• conventional classroom environment: the
conventional ENVIRONMENT is not a
process/method. The ACT of giving lectures of
students in the conventional classroom is.
• outdated… process: outdated method
• these: and education
• hardly substitute: hardly be substituted for the
traditional classroom
• likely to be restricted: likely to be restricted to online
conservations.
• reveals to demand: reveals to demands
• articular: particularly
• learning processes: learning processes.
Using software to check Lexicon
 Edited essay
• It is argued that the act of giving lectures of students in the conventional classroom is an
outdated teaching and learning method, and education should take place exclusively on the
Internet. I disagree that e-learning can be substituted for the traditional classroom due to two
main reasons.
• Initially, online students could have done it but they did not interact directly with their peers
throughout their learning process. Because of learning through serecies, not only do students
tend to be independent in online courses, but they are also short of communication with their
classmates. Moreover, students are restricted to online conservations unlikely in a traditional
classroom where they have face to face interaction with their classmates to exchange ideas. As
a result, the link between online learners and their peers lead to less support than what they
could have in the conventional classroom environment. In other words, e-learning hinders
students' motivation and competitiveness and leads to weaker bonds among peers.
• The other consideration for learners to participate in an online learning program demands a
variety of equipment. That is to say, students have to be equipped with at least a computer and
stable Internet connection, particularly Internet connection to access e-learning. In contrast,
students are only required to have basic school supplies such as pens and notebooks, which are
significantly more affordable than an Internet-connected laptop, in order to attend
conventional classes. It is, therefore, more difficult for underprivileged learners to take part in
online courses.
• All things considered, the conventional classroom environment has never replaced for online
learning programs owing to the reasons mentioned above. It is advisable for educators and
 Lexical Resource:
✓ uses a sufficient range of vocabulary to allow
some flexibility and precision
✓ uses less common lexical items with some
awareness of style and collocation (various
mistakes in terms of collocation makes it
impossible to rate this criterion more than 7)
✓ may produce occasional errors in word
choice, spelling and/or word formation
 Using software to check Lexicon:

•
 Edited essay:
• Over the period of the last 10 years, a huge surge in the availability of the online
educational programmes for grown-ups has been observed. This trend is perceived
differently by learners. Many have appreciated and recognised its benefits, while
others find these programmes ineffective in comparison to the conventional
instruction method. This essay will discuss the merits and demerits of distance
learning.
• Correspondence courses not only provide the optimum education in the comfort of
one's own home but also according to their own chosen time schedule. Moreover,
applicants can apply and pay the fee for the course from anywhere across the globe
without even visiting the university personally. For an instance, an aspirant in Delhi
can apply and join the online programme in any of the Canadian university without
visiting the country.
• However, the biggest drawback of e-learning is less or a complete absence of
teacher-student interaction. It lacks the practical aspects of learning and thus
encourages passive learning. As a result, students find it less effective method to
attain the best knowledge. According to the recent survey, seventy percent of the
students enrolled in the online courses found it unsatisfactory.
• To conclude, the enormously growing attainability of online education has gained
its popularity among the young adults. Many learners find it as a boon to continue
their education at their own ease while many recognise this as less efficient due to
lack of practical knowledge associated. Hence, online learning has both the pros
and cons, it's the applicant's discretion to opt according to his requirements
 SUMMARY

– Checking lexicon of students (a1, a2,…=>

c2) => show apart of students’ experience
– Teachers correct mistakes, support the
learners developing internal procedures
(cognition)
Suggest ways to develop
Students’ lexicon
Thank you for your attention