Primary Students’ use of Picture Book for Vocabulary Learning In a Global English Context

Abstract

This study investigated primary students’ use of picture book for learning vocabulary in a Global English Context. An experimental research designed is applied using one group pretest-posttest. The sample comprises 40 students obtained by purposive sampling out of 80 third grades enrolled in primary school Third grade students enrolled in primary school located within Muang Pitsanulok, Thailand. The finding shown that the participants’ overall post-test scores were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at the level of 0.01, confirming that the use of picture book was able to improve primary students’ achievement in English vocabulary acquisition. The finding also suggests a further study on cognitive load theory (CLT) as a meaningful mean of storing  the newly improved vocabulary learning into student’s long term memory which is true and lifelong learning resource of 21^st Century which English is no longer foreign language but global.