Introducing Voc Comp A New Vocabulary Game in

Introducing Voc. Comp: A New Vocabulary Game in Town Hananto hananto@uph. edu http: //hananto. pbworks. com/ UPH TESOL Seminar July 9, 2010

Topics: Voc. Comp Introduction Q & A, Suggestions Demonstration/Simulation(? )

Voc. Comp Introduction “Without grammar, very little can be conveyed; without vocabulary, nothing can be conveyed” (Wilkins D. A. 1972. Linguistics and Language Teaching. )

Vocabulary Studies: Senior High School students/graduates do not have enough vocabulary knowledge (i. e. less than 3000 words). Exceptions: National + and International HS Students

Voc. Comp Features: Attractions: Fun, challenging, educative, innovative, adaptable (elementaryadvanced). Languages: Bilingual and monolingual Difficulty Levels: Based on word frequency, clues (, and time limit). Target Form: Words in isolation and in a sentence. Stages: 1. Elimination & 2. Final

Item Bank In isolation In context Word Level Bilingual Monolingual 1000 961* 237 2000 985* 307 AWL 570* 3000 266 4000 292 5000 257 6000 203 7000 197 8000 151 9000 131 10000 128 10000> 433 3172 2602 Total 2516

2, 602 items x 16 formats = 41, 632 items (see the excel data) Only 6 formats will be used in Voc. Comp.

Test Formats: Format 1

Format 2

Format 3

Format 4

Format 5

Format 6

Procedure: Stage 1 • Elimination stage • In a computer lab. • To select n participants for Stage 2 (final).

Stage 1: Elimination Items (Tentative) In isolation Word Level Bilingual Monolingual Format 1 Format 2 Format 3 1000 10 5 5 2000 10 5 5 AWL 10 5 5 3000 5 5 4000 5 5 5000 5 5 6000 5 5 7000 5 5 8000 5 5 9000 5 5 10000 5 5 55 55 10000> Total 30

Procedure: Stage 2 (Final) One computer + projector Stand in line to answer questions Correct: back in the line; Wrong: be seated Help: ask (a) friend(s). Winner(s): last person(s) standing

Stage 2: Final In context Word Level Tentative Rounds Monolingual Format 4 Format 5 Format 6 1000 Round 13 Round 25 2000 Round 2 Round 14 Round 26 AWL Round 3 Round 15 Round 27 3000 Round 4 Round 16 Round 28 4000 Round 5 Round 17 Round 29 5000 Round 6 Round 18 Round 30 6000 Round 7 Round 19 Round 31 7000 Round 8 Round 20 Round 32 8000 Round 9 Round 21 Round 33 9000 Round 10 Round 22 Round 34 10000 Round 11 Round 23 Round 35 10000> Round 12 Round 24 Round 36

Voc. Comp UPH Festival 17:

Hopes: It becomes an annual event during the UPH Festival. EFL teachers encourage their students to take part in the event (free). EFL teachers try Voc. Comp out with their students in the classrooms. l l Available at: http: //hananto. pbworks. com/Voc. Comp Can make their own questions. There will be a national Voc. Comp.

Q&A Questions? Suggestions? Thank you.