The Best Way for High School Students to Master English Words Iiyamakita High School Kobayashi Hanna Saito Anna 1. Abstract PURPOSE We research the best way for Japanese high school students to master English words. We focus it because we think it is important to increase our vocabulary for being able to speak English. MOTIVE The bitter experience that we could not talk with our ALT at junior high school made us want to speak English. 3. Experiment 《 Hypothesis 》 We supposed that making the most of our five senses is the most effective way to master English words. 《 Method 》 We divided the 25 subjects into groups of 5, and chose the following ways ( ⅰ - ⅴ ) as research objects. Conditions for making questions are as follows. The subjects studied each pattern in 5 minutes and then answered the questions in 3 minutes. Table 2 shows the combination of each group and each pattern. Table 2 The combination of each group and each pattern Note. ） ⅰ ‐ ⅴ： Ways A-E ： Patterns 《 Result 》 Table 3 Average score Note 1 ）ⅰ： Looking ⅱ： Looking ＋ Writing ⅲ： Looking ＋ Listening ⅳ： Looking ＋ Oral reading ⅴ： Looking ＋ Oral reading ＋ Writing Note 2 ） Red value is the highest score of each group 2. Previous Studies 《 About Time 》 ◎ It is necessary for a person who has 200 points on TOEIC to study about 2000 hours to reach 730 points. TOEIC score 200 TOEIC score 730 (J.H.S.S) (People stationed overseas) *It takes hours to be like a native speaker of English. Table 1 A trial calculation of our total study time of English K.H. S.A. Our total study time is far from the required time. 《 About Grammar and Words 》 ◎ Grammar If we don’t understand grammar… Grammar = for understanding English correctl y ◎ Words We study only about 2300 words while J.H.S and H.S in all. We can’t understand the meaning of a passage if we don’t know more than 10% of the words in it. Words = From Previous Studies 2000h Anyway, it takes thousands of hours for Japanese to master English. E.S. 78 h J.H.S. 420 h H.S. 1 st 140 h Crammer 369 h Total 1007 h E.S. 156 h J.H.S. 255 h H.S. 1 st 140 h Crammer 175 h Total 726 h ⅰ Looking ⅱ Looking ＋ Writing ⅲ Looking ＋ Listening ⅳ Looking ＋ Oral reading ⅴ Looking ＋ Oral reading ＋ Writing Condition 1 Five different patterns (A ～ E) Condition 2 10 questions for each pattern Condition 3 Selection rules ・ Words we learn in J.H.S. － 2 words ・ “Vocabulary Building×Rapid Reading ①” － 6 words ・ “Vocabulary Building×Rapid Reading ②” － 2 words ⅰⅱⅲⅳⅴ Group 1ABCDE Group 2BCDEA Group 3CDEAB Group 4DEABC Group 5EABCD ⅰⅱⅲⅳⅴ Group Group Group Group Group Ave It is necessary to study English grammar and words not only in school hours but also in self study hours for mastering English effectively h Basis of English Magical Key words for a newspaper Trouble 4. Conclusion ・ “Looking ＋ Oral reading ＋ Writing” is the most effective way to master English words. ・ Not only listening but also reading aloud and writing are necessary. “Looking ＋ Oral reading ＋ Writing” is the best way Ⅴ is the best way!!!!!