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Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training
Trieu Son 1 High School

STIMULATING ONLINE LEARNING
MOTIVATION FOR STUDENTS
THROUGH WARM UP ACTIVITIES AT
TRIEU SON 1 HIGH SCHOOL
Author: Trần Thị Mai
Subject: English
Qualification: M.A
Position: Teacher
School: Trieu Son 1 High school

Thanh Hoa, 18th May 2022

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CONTENTS
PART I: STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM.............................................................1
PART II: SOLUTIONS OF THE PROBLEM...........................................................................2
1. The real situation and the reason to choose this research............................................................2
2. Solutions to improve online teaching equality............................................................................3
2.1 Solution 1:………………………………………………………………………..…………3
2.2 Solution 2:…………………………………………………………………………..………5
3. Practical application...................................................................................................................10
3.1. Describing how the solutions are applied at my school ………………………...……….10
3.2. The results achieved………………………………………………………………...……11
3.3. Adjustment, supplement applying the solutions……………………………………..…..11
PART III: CONCLUSION
1. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................12

2. Proposals and suggestions.........................................................................................................13

REFERENCES
APPENDIX
COMMITMENT

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ABBREVIATION
STT
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Abbreviation
CLT

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Communicative Language
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PART I: STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
It is undeniable that English language plays a crucial role in our lives as it helps in
communication. It is supposed to be the main language for studying any subject all over
the world. English is essential for students as it broadens their minds, develops emotional
skills, improve the quality of life by providing job opportunities.
Moreover, the use of English as an International language is growing with time
because it is the only medium for communication in many countries. English is also used
widely in the literature and media section to publish books, most of the writers write in the
English language due to most readers know only the English language and they can
describe their ideas best in the English language. Therefore, learning and teaching English
as a second language is paid more and more attention. It is believed that it will not be a
successful class if the students do not feel interested at the very beginning of a class.
Hence, a teacher should try to start a lesson in a way which keeps his or her students
engaged. An interesting way of starting a lesson could be using activities called warm-up
activities or ice breakers. Accordingly, different types of warm-up activities such as songs,
games and discussion questions can be used to get students’ attention in class. Many
researchers state that to improve students’ learning and to get the best from them, it is a
must to start a class with a good warm-up session.
Many school children complain that they feel bored doing same thing again and
again from the beginning to end of a class. As they do not feel interested in class, they
cannot progress much in learning a language. Unluckily, many teachers do not pay

attention whether students feel interested and motivated to work with the activities they
provide in classes. It is needed to find out how to keep students’ interest in learning. Using
warm up activities can be one way to bring variation in class activity and to make the
students curious, focus their attention, provide them purpose and motivation. This helps to
create positivity around the lesson, motivate students with their participation and creating a
positive attitude towards learning. Games can also create a positive memory and
experience of learning for students in the classroom. Moreover, due to the outbreak of
Covid -19, most of schools in Vietnam must organize online teaching. Therefore, it is
crucial to enhance students’ learning motivation by holding some warm up activities at the
beginning of the lessons.
Because of all the reasons above, I have decided to conduct research on
“Stimulating online learning motivation for students through warm up activities at
Trieu son 1 high school”. Hopefully, the research may result in some benefits for English
learners as well as English teachers.
This study has been carried out with an aim to raise both teachers and students’
awareness of the importance of warm up activities. It is hoped that the findings from this
study could arouse learners’ interest and enable them to select and use games for warmups
which are suitable for them.
The researcher is interested to know whether and how often warm up activity is
used in high schools. Also, the study attempts to find out how effectively warm up is used
in the online classes.
The study is conducted on 12th grade students at Trieu Son 1 high school in the
school year 2021 - 2022.

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PART II: SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM
1. The real situation and the reason to choose this research
1.1. The situation of teaching English at Trieu Son 1 High School
 Advantages
An outstanding advantage of online education is that it allows students to attend
classes from any location of their choice. It also allows schools to reach out to a more
extensive network of students, instead of being restricted by geographical boundaries.
Additionally, online lectures can be recorded, archived, and shared for future reference.
This allows students to access the learning material at a time of their comfort. Thus, online
learning offers students the accessibility of time and place in education.
 Disadvantages
In general, the Vietnamese students’ ability to use English is still weak; most students
can study English at university, but the ability to speak it with foreigners seems impossible
for most students if they are not majoring in the English language.
The English level of graduates has not met the needs of the job. Most students can
read and understand some documents, but many of them cannot communicate, write, and
speak well. The English proficiency of the majority of students does not meet the
requirements. The testing forms are somewhat different but reflect the general picture of
ineffective teaching and learning of English in the education system in Vietnam. These
problems have resulted from the following reasons:
First and foremost, in Vietnam, the results of teaching and studying English are
evaluated in grammar and reading comprehension. Therefore, the whole education system
has not really invested effectively to teach this language focusing on important skills, such
as listening, speaking, and writing. Besides, teachers of English seem only to take the test,
so they do not invest in other skills, especially listening and speaking. Even, many teachers
in the schools cannot speak fluently with foreigners in English. These causes also influence

the quality of English teachers which may affect learners’ abilities. Also, class sizes in
Vietnam are large (often over 40 students per class), and there is no assistive technology,
so it is difficult to teach language skills effectively. Passive students mainly learn to get
points for passing English subjects, not to use practical language skills. Thus, teachers do
not have the motivation to improve their qualifications and teaching methods.
In regarding to teachers, some of them believe that warm up is useful and needed for
learning to be fun. They basically use it in the first class of a new course to give the
students a chance to be familiar with each other. They ignore the other benefits of using a
warm up activity in classroom. For example: it can motivate the students to participate in
class activities, activate the students’ background knowledge, help the teachers introduce a
new topic in interesting way or help get the students’ attention. However, teachers use
common techniques such as questioning, reviewing materials from the previous class,
chatting with students as warm up activity whereas they can use jokes, songs, funny
videos, games, stories, or pictures to make the class more interesting.
Specifically, most of the students at Trieu Son 1 High School are quite bad at English.
They often feel bored during lesson, and they are not motivated to acquire language.
Consequently, the results of English tests are not highly expected. As a result, teachers are
supposed to give some strategies to stimulate the students’ interest, and warm up by using
games is among the most effective ways. Moreover, some students can’t afford to access to
necessary facilities for learning online such as: computers, smart phones, Internet…. This,
as a result, causes a disadvantage for teachers to cover the knowledge for all their students.
1.2. The reason to choose this research

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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered new ways of learning. All around the
world, educational institutions are looking toward online learning platforms to continue
with the process of educating students. The new normal now is a transformed concept of
education with online learning at the core of this transformation. Today, digital learning
has emerged as a necessary resource for students and schools all over the world. For many
educational institutes, this is an entirely new way of education that they have had to adopt.
Online learning is now applicable not just to learn academics, but it also extends to
learning extracurricular activities for students as well. In recent months, the demand for
online learning has risen significantly, and it will continue doing so in the future.
As with most teaching methods, online learning also has its own set of positives
and negatives. Decoding and understanding these positives and negatives will help
institutes in creating strategies for more efficiently delivering the lessons, ensuring an
uninterrupted learning journey for students. Hence, with the conduct of this research,
hopefully, it can bring back some effects to most of teachers and students as well.
2. Some solutions to improve online teaching equality
For the success of a language lesson, teachers need to select warm up strategies
according to appropriate methodologies which should be students centered promoting
interaction as Communicative Language Teaching and the Cooperative Learning Approach
do; Through the CLT, the students are able to confidently express themselves in a natural
way to get and give information, and thanks to the Cooperate Learning Approach, learners
are capable to work in teams to negotiate topics in order to get agreements and to develop
the interpersonal intelligence supporting each other.
Warm up activities are the key to success in the teaching learning process of the
English language because through them it is possible to achieve the goals and covers
students’ learning needs. To establish appropriate methods, techniques and activities in a
lesson could determine the success of it. They create a pleasant, fun and positive
environment in the classroom, and they foster students’ production. Bearing in mind the

importance of warm up strategies and how useful they are to engage students, it is strongly
advisable to organize and plan these strategies within the lesson in order to involve and
motivate high schools’ students, so the English classes become in an unforgettable
experience. Teachers can apply a wide range of following activities to warm up the
students.
2.1. Solution 1: Using videos
Using videos in the digital classroom is a heavily researched topic that has
demonstrated high benefits for many different types of students. With the relatively recent
availability of free, high-quality video online, it also makes a perfect addition to blended
learning environments. Students, parents, and teachers all agree on the effectiveness of
using video as a teaching tool.
English 12. Unit 1. Home life
To help students be familiar with the topic, I show a video for them to watch and get to
know some vocabulary related to household chores and then organize Kim’s game as
follow:
Final movie Mr. Bean doing housework
https://youtu. be/gMlHi_R4y2A
KIM’S GAME
Teachers can divide the class into 4 groups, students will discuss about the activities in the
video and present them on the board through Jamboard tool.

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+ Students will discuss in groups and write on the Jam boards integrated on google meet
that the teacher has prepared and within 2 minutes, the team that writes the most activities
is the winner.
+ Then, teachers will lead to the lesson.
+ The meaning of the activity: students can learn more about some household chores in
English, students also focus on the topic of Unit1: Home life.
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2.2. Solution 2: Using some games
Some games I often use in the "Warm up" activity to create excitement for students
at the beginning of the lesson:
2.2. 1. Networks (brainstorming)
At the beginning of the lesson, students can be asked to brainstorm and make a list
of vocabulary related to the topic. This is a very interesting way for teachers to warm up
their classroom.
English 12. Unit 3: ways of socializing
To help students be familiar with the topic
Next, the teacher uses Jam boards, and divides the students into 2 groups. Within 1 minute,
how many words the students can write on the Jam boards platform. At the end of 1
minute, the teacher checks which team can write the most words correctly is the winning
team.

2.2. 2. Matching with pictures
- To review the previous lesson, teachers can show some pictures and then ask students to
match them with the suitable words or phrases.
Unit 5: Higher education

Picture 1

Picture 2

A. high school / upper B. primary school
secondary school

Picture 3
C. kindergadern

Picture 4
D. lower secondary
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Unit 6: Future jobs
- To start the new lesson with topic “ future job” teachers can show a picture with different
kind of job and then ask students to match them with the suitable name.
Cook
nurse

air-hostess
policeman
doctor
fireman
worker

2.2.3. Using some games created by online platforms
Using Quizziz for students to play some games or quiz show before starting the
lesson is a great choice for most of teachers. Quizziz is an online tool that allows teachers
to conduct student-paced formative assessments in a fun and engaging way for students of
all ages. Teachers incorporate Quizizz into instruction, review, and evaluation to support
students.
It's super simple to learn and completely free to use! After providing students with
a unique access code, a quiz can be recorded live as a timed competition or used as
homework with a specific deadline. After the quizzes have been completed, students can
review their answers.
Furthermore, the resulting data is compiled into a spreadsheet to give the instructor
a clear visual of the students’ performance in order to analyze trends in which areas might
need the most focus in the future. This immediate feedback can be used by teachers to
revise future learning activities and alter the concentration of material by putting a more
significant emphasis on concepts that students are struggling with.
To play a game on Quizizz, you can either choose from a library of millions of
public quizzes, or you can decide to create your own quiz! Once you have picked a quiz,
you can conduct it in the classroom with Quizizz live mode or assign it as a homework

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game for students to practice at their own time. Students can use any device with a browser
to join the game, and you get all the data both for individual students or the class as a
whole!
How to Use Quizizz
 Go to www.quizizz.com and hit “GET STARTED”
 If you want to use an existing quiz, you can use the “Search for quizzes” box and
browse. If you want to create your own quiz, select the “Create” panel, then the
“Sign Up” panel and fill in the form.
 Enter a name for the quiz and an image if you like. You can also select its language
and make it either public or private.
For example, Unit 12: Water sport.
- When I use key word “Unit 12 Water sport” in Quizzes, I can find a lot of suitable games
about this topic to use in this lesson. Many of them are used not only in warm-up activity
but also in revising the lesson. That helps teacher stimulate students to learn English in the
effective way

In Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games, teacher used Game in Quizzes for students to
warm up a quiz show about knowledge of The 22nd Sea Games. It allows you to create
interactive games made from a series of multiple choices questions. Students can use any

web-enabled device to connect to the game using a unique code. Students get to choose

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their own screen names. After each question a leaderboard is presented that shows the
current standings.
The game I used for Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games - reading

In unit 10: Endanger species , I used the game word search and matching to warm
up the students.

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3. Practical application

3.1. Describing how the solutions are applied at my school
* Purpose: to test the effectiveness and feasibility of using Warm up activities and
online applications to inspire students in online teaching. The results will demonstrate the
effectiveness and feasibility of the measure.
* Experimental subjects: 2 grades 12B4 and 12B6 – in the school year 2021-2022.
Their average levels of English are low.
* Experimental time: the 2021-2022 school years since the covid-19 outbreak,
students must leave school and study online for over 7 months of the year.
* Experimental content: use warm up activities and online applications to inspire
students to learn in online teaching.
* Steps to implement
Step 1: Choose the experimental and the proof classes
+ For research, I selected 02 classes with the same number of students and cognitive levels:
grade 12B4 (42 students), grade 12B6 (41 students). Grade 12B4 (Experimental Class),
Grade 12B6 (Proof Class)
Step 2: Conducting the experiment.
- Create 01 quality survey and a questionnaire surveying students' attitudes in 02 grades
12B4 and 12B6 towards the subject before starting the online lessons seriously.
+ For grade 12B6: before starting the new lesson, the teacher of class 12B4 only explained
the lesson, and used some simple questions that did not combine Warm up activities with
online applications.
+ For grade 12B4: before starting the new lessons, I used warm up games and online tools
to create excitement for students in online lessons.
Step 3: Conducting a test after doing the method

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After conducting the method, I gave a test for students in both classes. The
questions are divided according to the level: recognition, understanding, application and
high application.
3.2. The results achieved
Starting a class with an interesting activity helps the students set a positive mood
for learning and to keep them engaged in class. Hence, it is clear that using warm up
activity can be an effective way.
The results of the survey of the attitude and quality of learning of students in 2
classes before the experiment.
Class

Total

Very interested

Interested

Not interested

Experimental class
12B4

42

0

0%

14

33,3%

28

66,6%

Comparative class
12B6

41

0

0%

12

28,5%

29

70,7%

* Quality of studying
Class

Good marks
(9 - 10)

Total

Credit marks
(7 - 8)

Percent
%

Total

Total

Percent
%

Passing
marks
(5 - 6)
Percent
total
%

Unarchiving
marks
(<5)
Percent

Total
%

Experimental
42
0
0%
8
19,04%
12 28,57%
22
52.39%
class 12B4
Comparative
41
0
0%
7
17,07%
10 24,39%
24
58.54%
class 12B6
The results of the survey of the attitude and quality of learning of students in 2
classes after the experiment.
* Attitude
Class
Total Very interested
Interested
Not interested

Experimental class 12B4
Comparative class 12B6

42
41

0
0

0%
0%

26
19

61,9%
46,34%

8
22

19,05%
53,66%

* Quality of studying
Class

Total

Good marks

(9 - 10)
Total

Percent
%

Credit marks
(7 - 8)
Tota
l

Percent
%

Passing
marks
(5 - 6)
percent
total
%

Unarchiving
marks
(<5)
Percen
Total
t%

Experimental class
42

6
14,3%
12
28,6%
16
38,1%
8
19%
12B4
Comparative class
41
2
4,9%
8
19.5%
14
34,1%
17
41,5%
12B6
The study result has presented that in a language classroom warm up activity can be
used for many reasons. One of the reasons of using warm up is to establish a good
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