SCAFFOLDING THAI STUDENT’S ENGLISH VOCABULARY WITH TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE

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The aim of this research is to know whether Total Physical Response can scaffold Thai students’ English vocabulary. The research was conducted in Santiwit School for about four months from November 2018 to February 2019. The method of this research was classroom action research (CAR). The subject of the research was the students of the third grade of elementary school. In collecting the data the researcher used video recording and journal. The research finding showed that the total physical response can scaffold Thai students’ English vocabulary including the meaning, spelling, pronunciation and using of words. The implication of the research is as a proposal for teachers to teach English with total physical response, the activity actually can be modified based on the students’ interest as long as it covers the four aspects of vocabulary mastery.