Research can be FUN(DED)!

1. Research can be FUN(DED)! Hananto hananto.fip@uph.edu hananto.pbworks.com UPH Seminar on ELT Research 5 June, 2012

2. Presentation Purpose: To give 2 research samples • my government-FUNDED vocabulary research project • FUN research: Paranormal (abnormal) vocabulary test

3. 1st Sample • Vocabulary-Item Bank of English (VIBE) • Why vocabulary? • Old topic but still greatly misunderstood • http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=23925

4. Vocabulary Myths examined in the book: • In learning another language, vocabulary is not as important as grammar or other areas. • Using word lists to learn L2 vocabulary is unproductive. • Presenting new vocabulary in semantic sets facilitates learning. • The use of translations to learn new vocabulary should be discouraged. • Guessing words from context is an excellent strategy for learning L2 vocabulary. • The best vocabulary learners make use of one or two really specific vocabulary learning strategies. • The best dictionary for L2 learners is a monolingual dictionary. • Teachers, textbooks, and curricula cover L2 vocabulary adequately.

5. HIGH

6. FREQUENCY

7. WORD

8. VERY

9. IMPORTANT

12. http://fip.uph.ac.id/voccom.html

13. 2nd Research Sample • Research purpose: to investigate whether is it possible or not to use paranormal power in ELT? • Can paranormal power be used in ELT (e.g. in vocabulary-size test development)?

14. Research Problem: • Some people claim to have supernatural or paranormal power. • Paranormal power has never been used by EFL teachers.

15. Literature Review: (1) • Mentalism is a performing art in which its practitioners, known as mentalists, appear to demonstrate highly developed mental or intuitive abilities. • Performances may appear to include telepathy, clairvoyance, divination, precognition, psychokinesis, mediumship, mind control, memory feats and rapid mathematics. • Hypnosis may also be used as a stage tool. Mentalists are sometimes referred to as psychic entertainers • The performance of mentalism may utilise similar principles, sleights and skills as stage magic • Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentalism

16. Literature Review: (2) • Vocabulary-size test • Bilingual Anagram: • anjing = GDO • kucing = TAC • ikan = HSFI • Ind. clue = English target words

17. Research Method (1) • Research Design: Quantitative • Subjects: • a mentalist (magician)? • Ten volunteers from the seminar participants • Procedure: • Give the mentalist list of ten Indonesian words • Ask the mentalist to control the volunteers’ minds (one by one) silently so that they will translate the words into English.

18. Research Method (2) • Instrument: ATM_VIBE and 10-item anagram based on a predetermined Indonesian clues, e.g.:

19. Research Method (3) • Procedure: • Make the 10-item Indonesian clues • Find a person with paranormal power and some volunteers. • Give him the Indonesian clues • Ask him to control the volunteers’ minds to provide the English target words to match the clues without telling the clues! • Do the vocabulary test using ATM_VIBE

20. Research Method (4) • Data Analysis: • If the question is doable/acceptable/sensible, give 1. • If it is NOT, give 0. • Calculate the percentage of the doable/acceptable/sensible items/questions.

21. Results/Finding • anjing = TAC (0) not doable/acceptable/sensible • kucing = GDO (0) not doable/acceptable/sensible • ikan= HSFI (1) doable/acceptable/sensible • 33% doable/acceptable/sensible questions

22. Review: B: 10 English Target Words 10 English Target Words A: Predetermined 10 Indonesian Clues No verbal talk Total score = his power to control /influence one’s mind A + B = Sensible items (ATM_VIBE) 1 = sensible 0 = not sensible

23. Conclusion & Discussion • R.Q: Can paranormal power be used in ELT???? • ……….% doable/acceptable/sensible items • Limitation of the study ??? • Recommendations • Implementations: teachers should/not use supernatural power in ELT • Further study: different subjects/instruments???