Research On The Application Of Phonics In Primary School English Vocabulary Teaching

Primary school English education is the rudimentary stage of English learning,simple content as it is,the learning effectiveness exert a significant impact on the students’ lifelong English learning.Although the knowledge of this stage seems simple,there still exists some challenge for both EFL(English as a Foreign Language)language learners and teachers.English vocabulary learning is the first difficulty for primary school students.However,without leading students to understand the relationship between phonetics and morphology,traditional language teachers pay much emphasis on rote learning,which is less effective for language learning.Therefore,when students enter a higher stage,it will be difficult for them to memorize the increasing vocabulary and they gradually lose interest in language learning.This study adopts a quantitative research approach.The participants of this study are students from two grade fifth classes of a Changchun primary school.The duration of the observation is 16 academic weeks.The control class will not study "phonics" while the experimental class will study "phonics".Through the SPSS software analysis of the pre-experiment and after-experiment questionnaires related to vocabulary learning of the two groups,and the data analysis of the vocabulary and phonological tests before and after the experiment in the experimental class and the control class,this study reach the following conclusion:(1)The students in the experimental class scored better in the English vocabulary sound and spelling test than the students who did not learn the "phonics".Therefore,it can be proved that the "phonics"teaching method is effective for primary school students.(2)Students can more easily complete the spelling test of English vocabulary by paying attention to their pronunciation.It indicates that"phonics" reduces the difficulty of learning English vocabulary for non-native speakers.As a result,primary school students are more interested in learning English.Additionally,through the study of the "phonics",it can be concluded:(1)the use of Chinese Pinyin in the mother tongue environment can enable students to quickly master the "phonics";(2)teachers should integrate "phonics" with the content of voice part of the current textbook to teach "phonetics".