Puppets and the English language Vocabulary

Abstract

Puppets have more than just one purpose, more than being an interactive toy for children, they are also an important tool to develop English skills. Puppets and their use in the classroom can promote the imagination in the children; make them be involved in the activity and take part in the play like participants and communicative actors there. The following research focuses on the impact of puppets in the English language vocabulary development using a descriptive method of research. The population considered for this research was 25 children and 5 teachers from the C.E.I “Rinconcito de Ternuras”. This research was divided into three classes where an observational checklist was applied per class. This observational checklist has a Likert scale with the frequency: 1 never, 2 rarely, 3 sometimes, 4 often and 5 always; with questions for both teachers, but also for children. After the data was collected and analyzed through the Chi-square statistical analysis of data, it made it evident that the puppets are not significant for children to learn English language vocabulary. It is complemented with the use of other materials or activities during the class, but it was good as a support for them to keep the class interesting and involved during the presentation of the new vocabulary