The document discusses the implementation of a task-based learning methodology to enhance vocabulary acquisition in early childhood education, specifically for children aged 3 to 5 years. It explores how task continuity through chained activities can motivate students to practice vocabulary at school and home. The research is framed by various educational theories and utilizes diverse pedagogical interventions such as memory games and collaborative sentence building.

1. TaskcontinuitychainBy Dalia Díaz & Mónica Orjuela

2. I wanttolearnwords in EnglishPK VOCABULARY ACQUISITION

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4. GENERATIVE QUESTIONSHow can studentsbemotivatedtodrill and use thevocabulary at school and at home? - Howtodevelopvocabularyacquisition and itsusage in context?

5. RESEARCH QUESTIONWhat is the effect of the implementation of Task-based approach – task continuity through chained activities – on developing vocabulary acquisition at early childhood? (3 to 5 years old stage)

6. OBJECTIVESMAIN OBJECTIVEToimplement a methodologythroughthe use of TaskBasedLearning – Task-continuity – “chaining of activities” (Nunan, 1989, p.119), tofostervocabularyacquisitionskillsthatwillprogressivelyallowstudentsplaywiththewordstobuildsentences (Willis, 2001, p.129), enhancinglanguage use in context.

7. SECONDARY OBJECTIVESTodesign and implement online taskstoenhancestudents’ vocabularyacquisitionskills.

8. Topromoteautonomy. RESEARCH DESIGN

10. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKBehavioural theory (Skinner, cited by Brown 2007)

11. Processability Theory (Pienemann, cited by Van Patten and Williams, 2007)

12. Affective Filter Hypothesis (Krashen, cited by Van Patten and Williams, 2006)

13. TaskBasedApproach (Ellis, 2003, Long, 1985, Nunan2004)CONSTRUCTS-Task continuity chaining of activities (Nunan, 1989).-Vocabulary Acquisition (Mackey cited by Bygate, 1987)- Early childhood.

14. PEDAGOGICAL INTERVENTION Task continuity chain:memory game, charades, online tasks, collaborative sentence building time Pictograph.Retelling words in sentences.Thesnakeeats a sandwichhttp://www.gimnasiofemenino.edu.co/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=35&Itemid=59with a spoon and plays in theslidein theschool, underthesun.

15. Sagor2005Norton 2007

16. DATA ANALYSIS PLAN