Fostering Autonomous Vocabulary Learning through Vocabulary ItemBank of

Fostering Autonomous Vocabulary Learning through Vocabulary Item-Bank of English (VIBE) Hananto hananto@uph. edu http: //hananto. pbworks. com 28 October, 2011 Manila

Background n Vocabulary in Indonesia n n Problem: Lack of vocabulary knowledge Solution: (? ) Autonomous computer-based vocabulary learning of English high frequency words. This presentation reports the development of Vocabulary Item-Bank of English (VIBE) A three-year computer assisted vocabulary item-bank project funded by the Indonesian government.

Target Words: n n n To cover about 5000 most frequently used words that should receive priority in vocabulary study because of their usefulness. http: //www. oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary. com/oxford 3000/ http: //www. oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary. com/academic/

Three-year project: n n n In the first year, the project focuses on the development of the item-bank/database In the second year, the focus will be on investigating the reliability and validity of VIBE used as a vocabulary-size test. In the third year, the effectiveness of VIBE to foster autonomous vocabulary learning will be investigated.

Approach n n VIBE uses open-data based approach. Data: n n n target words, words frequency, part of speech, English synonyms/antonyms/simple definitions Indonesian meaning/translation

Test Formats n n Generated automatically Various formats

Voc. Comp: n Popular vocabulary competition: n n n Spelling Bee Scrabble Voc. Comp: a computer-based vocabulary competition to encourage autonomous vocabulary learning

Voc. Comp Features n n Fun Educational n n Challenging n n Focusing on word form & meaning Various dificulty levels Highly adaptable: n n n Created your own target words Intra/inter class(es) Intra/inter school(s)

Voc. Comp 2010

Voc. Comp 2011

n n n http: //fip. uph. ac. id/voccom. html How to play Thanks.