Effects of Using Big Book in

Teaching Grammar
Joanne Johnson
PISMP SEM 7 TESL 4

Introduction
Reflection of Past Teaching Material
Taught some prepositions to a Year 3 class.
Some students are confused with the correct
usage of preposition.

Theory

Issue of Concern
Problem statement
Students are unable to really understand the
correct usage of preposition taught by a
teacher.
Use big book with puppets to reduce the
confusion in understanding the usage of
preposition

Research Objectives
To determine whether the use of big book
with puppets help the students to improve
their understanding of the correct usage of
preposition.
To determine whether the use of big book
with puppets motivate the students to
learn preposition.

Research Questions
Does the use of big book with puppets
help the students to improve their
understanding of the correct usage of
preposition?
Does the use of big book with puppets
motivate the students to learn preposition?

Literature Review
2 theories,

Literature Review
2 research studies

Target Group
Year 3 students
Stratified Random Sampling
Have prior knowledge on preposition

Recommended Action
Plan of action
Students will be given a pre-test.
Intervention will be given for four lessons.
Students will be given a post-test after the
intervention.
Data will be analysed.

Recommended Action
Data gathering method
Quantitative and qualitative
Document Analysis
Students works

Interview questions
Structured and semi-structured interviews

Observation
Participant observation