The Embodied learning method, vocabulary learning, the body, the intellectual way, language learning

Abstract

The present research has studied the usefulness of the Embodied learning method in the English vocabulary learning. Being a learning method that not only uses an intellectual way of teaching but also involves the body. The objective of this research is to contribute to the process of learning and retention of vocabulary through the use of the body and mind together with technology with the application of the Embodied learning methodology. Students can retain information for longer by using this methodology since it uses human cognition and kinesthetic to learn. Quantitative research was used in the study because it was measured using statistical methods. The research involved a group of 27 students of second semester from the Universidad Técnica de Ambato participated in the research from the program Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros. A pre-test, an application with the Embodied learning method, and a post-test were carried out to identify the deficiencies and results of the students. Consequently, to verify the hypothesis, the Wilcoxon rank test and the deductive T-student test were used, which resulted in the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis that shows that the Embodied learning methodology helps the development of vocabulary in language learning. English language in a meaningful way because it helps students retain and learn vocabulary effectively.