According to the definitions above, vocabulary should include words, phrases, idioms and collocations. In this study, the author tries to explore the association between words, such as “ mammal”, “whale”, “ reptile”, “turtle” etc.
2.2.2 English Vocabulary Teaching
Vocabulary has a significant role in mastering a language. Mastering vocabulary is the first step to master English well. Since different stages have different requirements, the standards and goals of vocabulary teaching change as well. Wang Duqin (2010) stated that the English vocabulary teaching goal was to understand and apply vocabulary. He emphasized that the content of vocabulary teaching usually included namely, word meaning and usage. That meant it included collocation of words, phrases, idioms and syntactic requirements. Vocabulary information consisted of parts of speech, prefixes and suffixes of words, spelling and pronunciation of words, etc.
Chapter 3 Methodology ........................... 20
3.1 Research Questions ...................................... 20
3.2 Subjects ......................................... 20
3.3 Instruments ................................. 22
Chapter 4 The First-round Action Research ........................... 25
4.1 Identifying Problems ................................. 25
4.2 Making the Action Plan .......................................... 27
4.3 Implementing the Action Plan .................................... 28
Chapter 5 The Second-round Action Research ............................ 50
5.1 Identifying Problems ........................... 50
5.2 Adjustment of the Action Plan ......................... 51
5.3 Implementing the Action Plan ...................................... 52
Chapter 5 The Second-round Action Research
5.1 Identifying Problems
Based on the results of the first round action research, the author found some problems existing in the application of mind mapping.
First of all, it is happy to see students’ interest in vocabulary learning is generally improved, while students do not have a clear concept of mind mapping. Students spend more time on drawing beautiful pictures and less on memorization and the usage of words. Some students are able to use mind mapping under the guidance of the teacher in class,&nb