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Published: 17 July 2024

Increasing Vocabulary Acquisition in the English Language Class: Using Origami in Community Service Projects

Andrés David Morillo Toro, María Belén Negrete Yanqui, Verónica Vanessa Chávez Zambrano

University Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Ecuador

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10.31014/aior.1993.07.03.591

Pages: 1-11

Keywords: Arts, English Language, Motivation for Learning, Origami, Vocabulary Acquisition

Abstract

This research aims to explore the use of origami as didactic material to improve the vocabulary acquisition process in children in community service centers in Ecuador. It is subscripted to the postmodern paradigm and the mixed research approach. The participants were 20 students aged from 8 to 10 from two community centers located in Manta and San Mateo, of Manabi province. The instruments used were contextual observation, pre- and post-tests, and a motivation questionnaire. The results showed an increase in participants’ vocabulary acquisition in all topics taught. The highest increase in vocabulary was 73.70% in the topic fruits and the least advanced was10.50% in the topic of shapes in English language. The contextual observation revealed an improvement in the children motivation for learning, increment in the participation, and interest of the students. The motivation questionnaire also showed a favorable position towards the use of origami to learn English. It concluded that origami is an art that contributed positively to the improvement of learners’ vocabulary acquisition in English language in community service projects.

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