Role of Warm-up Activity in Language Classroom: a Tertiary Scenario

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Role of Warm-up Activity in Language Classroom: a Tertiary Scenario 
Ashia Akther 
ID: 10303010 
Department of English and Humanities 
August 2014 
Submitted to: 
Mr. Mohammad Mahmudul Haque
BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 
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Role of Warm-up Activity in Language Classroom: a Tertiary Scenario 
A Thesis 
Submitted to Department of English and Humanities 
of
BRAC University 
by 
Ashia Akther 
ID: 10303010 
April 2014 
Submitted to: 
Mr. Mohammad Mahmudul Haque

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Acknowledgment 
 
First of all, I would like to give thanks to my supervisor Mr. Mohammad Mahmudul Haque who 
deserves much of the credit not only for encouraging, guiding and supporting me to finish this 
paper but also giving me mental support from the beginning to the end. For his co-operation, I 
have succeeded to complete my researcher paper on time. 
Finally, thanks to my aunt Joynob and my friend Rafi for inspiring me always to continue my 
writing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ABSTRACT 
 
This research tries is to find out the effectiveness of using warm up activity in language 
classroom. It gives an introduction emphasizing on warm up activity has a number of benefits. 
Starting a class with a warm up activity may promote interest among students, set a friendly 
environment, increase students’ participation, attract their attention etc. In theoretical part, it 
covers details information about what is warm up, what are the principles of warm up activity 
and some examples of warm up activity. Most importantly, it tries to bring out the usefulness of 
warm up activity in the section why is warm up important by describing points: establish a 
relationship, motivation and warm up, attention and warm up, background knowledge and warm 
up, and lesson objective and warm up. A survey has conducted among some universities for this 
paper to find out whether warm up activity plays an important role in language classroom and 
whether it is useful for teachers and students in language teaching and learning. The result of the 
survey showed that it is helpful to use a warm up activity in language classroom. This paper 
concluded with some suggestions.

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