The effects of English Cartoon videos on Fifth Grade Students’ Listening Ability in Taiwan

Presenter: Shiao-Ling Tsai 蔡小鈴Instructor: Dr. Pi-Ying Hsu

Date: Jan. 5, 2009

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Content

I. Motivation of the Study

II. Purpose of the Study

III. Significance of the Study

IV. Research Questions

V. Literature Review

VI. Method

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Motivation of the Study

• Learn English through TV is convenient.

• Cartoons especially attract children.

• There are more and more English cartoons in Taiwan.

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Purpose of the Study

• to examine the effects of English cartoon videos on the fifth grade elementary school children in Taiwan

• to explore whether children’s listening ability improve through the viewing of English cartoons

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Significance of the Study

• to make contribution to around fifth grade elementary school children and their parents in Taiwan

• to supply parents guideline when they choose English materials for their children to learn English.

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Research Questions

1. Do children learn English through viewing English cartoons?

2. Do children’s listening ability improve through viewing English cartoons?

3. What is children’s attitude toward learning English through viewing English cartoons?

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Literature Review

• Media exposure begins early and increases until children enter school, drops briefly, then climbs and peaks at almost eight hours daily among eleven- and twelve-year-old.

(Roberts & Foehr, 2008)

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• Using visual clues to meaning in order to enhance learning is an important part of video methodology. (Ismail, 2006)

Literature Review

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Literature Review

• Early exposure to age-appropriate programs designed around an educational curriculum is associated with cognitive academic enhancement. (Kirkorian, Wartella, & Anderson, 2008)

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Method (Pilot Study)

Participants

Material

Duration

30 fifth grade elementary students in Taichung

one English cartoon video

two months

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Method (Pilot Study)

Experiment Group15 students

Control Group15 students

10 minuteswatch English cartoon

with English lines

10 minuteswatch English cartoon

with Chinese lines

10 minutesIntroduce vocabulary

Procedure:

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Instruments

• Pre-test & Post-test:

Test students’ English listening ability

International Learning, Teaching and Evaluation Agency (ILTEA) ---Young Learners English Test level I: 20 questions

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Instruments

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Instrument

• Students interviews

1. Do you think it is interesting to learn English through viewing English cartoon?2. Do you like to learn English with English cartoon video?3. Do you understand the video the teacher provided?4. ……

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