Enhancing Students’ Vocabulary Learning through Storytelling for Grade 8 Students at Demonstration School Khon Kaen University

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In the present study, it was found that grade 8 students at Demonstration School Khon Kaen University faced problems in learning vocabulary. Many times they directly translated English vocabulary into Thai with incorrect meaning, and also used words with inappropriate situations. To help students enhance vocabulary, the researcher used storytelling which is a suitable technique for the learners’ level. Storytelling can be considered to develop their vocabulary and it can also help them to acquire higher level of vocabulary learning.

The purpose of this study was to enhance grade 8 students’ vocabulary ability through storytelling. The result of the study after learning should not be less than 70 percent of the total scores, and 70 percent of the students should achieve the determined criteria.

The target group was students in grade 8 at Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University using ELST technique. The research instruments were 5 lesson plans and a vocabulary posttest. The data collection was analyzed by using percentage, mean score, and standard deviation (S.D.).

The research finding of the mean score of students’academic achievement test was 8.61 (86.06%), and the S.D. was 2.29. Moreover, this study showed that the number of students who passed the 70% criterion with a number of 30 students (90.91%). Thus, according to the data analysis, it was shown that ELST helped the students gain and improve their vocabulary which met the condition of 70/70 goal’s criterion.