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Afkhami Goli, Behnaz

 
9783845404950: Personalized Mobile Assisted Vocabulary Learning: The Effect of Text-Messaging
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ISBN 10 : 3845404957 ISBN 13 : 9783845404950
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The present study is an attempt to investigate the impact of text-messaging on intermediate EFL learners’ vocabulary learning. Considering the insufficient amount of class time, it is reasonable to devise a complementary means of learning words to help learners and teachers to take advantage of technological initiatives. Therefore, in this study text-message vocabulary learning was hypothesized to be a potential way to help EFL learners consolidate their vocabulary knowledge. To fulfill the purpose of the study, 35 female students in three classes at the low intermediate level at Sadra institute in Mashad participated in the study. They received 10 unknown vocabularies on the paper and 10 questions, and 10 inspirational quotes through SMS messages during three weeks. Four tests were utilized, three tests during three weeks of the study and one test after a-10-day interval, in order to investigate the impact of text-messaging and paper-and-pencil on participants’ vocabulary learning and retaining. The results showed that language learners learned and retained more vocabularies texted to them. The comparison of two methods of text-messaging, questions and inspirational quotes, reveal

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The present study is an attempt to investigate the impact of text-messaging on intermediate EFL learners’ vocabulary learning. Considering the insufficient amount of class time, it is reasonable to devise a complementary means of learning words to help learners and teachers to take advantage of technological initiatives. Therefore, in this study text-message vocabulary learning was hypothesized to be a potential way to help EFL learners consolidate their vocabulary knowledge. To fulfill the purpose of the study, 35 female students in three classes at the low intermediate level at Sadra institute in Mashad participated in the study. They received 10 unknown vocabularies on the paper and 10 questions, and 10 inspirational quotes through SMS messages during three weeks. Four tests were utilized, three tests during three weeks of the study and one test after a-10-day interval, in order to investigate the impact of text-messaging and paper-and-pencil on participants’ vocabulary learning and retaining. The results showed that language learners learned and retained more vocabularies texted to them. The comparison of two methods of text-messaging, questions and inspirational quotes, reveal

Biographie de l'auteur

Behnaz Afkhami Goli was born in Mashhad (Iran) in 1982. She graduated in 2010 majoring in teaching English as a second language. Her thesis was on personalized mobile assisted vocabulary Learning.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3845404957
ISBN 13 
9783845404950
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
108
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