Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners

The study was conducted to investigate the impact of a model, created with the help of computer and mobile phone, on the EFL vocabulary learning of the students at a public university on a Preparatory Year Program. The study used a quasi-experimental pretest posttest control group design. The partic...

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Main Authors: Taj, Imtiaz Hassan, Fatimah, Ali, Sipra, Muhammad Aslam, Ahmad, Waqar
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Language:English
Published: Australian International Academic Centre, Australia 2017
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spelling ump-171432018-02-12T01:44:49Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17143/ Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners Taj, Imtiaz Hassan Fatimah, Ali Sipra, Muhammad Aslam Ahmad, Waqar L Education (General) The study was conducted to investigate the impact of a model, created with the help of computer and mobile phone, on the EFL vocabulary learning of the students at a public university on a Preparatory Year Program. The study used a quasi-experimental pretest posttest control group design. The participants were 122 students in their first year at a public university. Half of them (N = 61) were male and half were female (N = 61). Six weeks treatment period involved vocabulary learning activities presented through PCs in the language laboratory and receiving multi-glossed vocabulary cards on the mobile phones through a social networking mobile phone application WhatsApp. Findings suggested that performance of treatment group was significantly better than that of control group on achievement posttest. The impact of treatment was found gender neutral as male and female participants benefitted from it alike. Australian International Academic Centre, Australia 2017-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17143/1/Effect%20of%20Technology%20Enhanced%20Language%20Learning%20on.pdf Taj, Imtiaz Hassan and Fatimah, Ali and Sipra, Muhammad Aslam and Ahmad, Waqar (2017) Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, 6 (3). pp. 262-272. ISSN 2200-3592 (Print), 2200-3452 (Online) http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJALEL/article/view/3104
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Taj, Imtiaz Hassan
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Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners
description The study was conducted to investigate the impact of a model, created with the help of computer and mobile phone, on the EFL vocabulary learning of the students at a public university on a Preparatory Year Program. The study used a quasi-experimental pretest posttest control group design. The participants were 122 students in their first year at a public university. Half of them (N = 61) were male and half were female (N = 61). Six weeks treatment period involved vocabulary learning activities presented through PCs in the language laboratory and receiving multi-glossed vocabulary cards on the mobile phones through a social networking mobile phone application WhatsApp. Findings suggested that performance of treatment group was significantly better than that of control group on achievement posttest. The impact of treatment was found gender neutral as male and female participants benefitted from it alike.
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author Taj, Imtiaz Hassan
Fatimah, Ali
Sipra, Muhammad Aslam
Ahmad, Waqar
author_facet Taj, Imtiaz Hassan
Fatimah, Ali
Sipra, Muhammad Aslam
Ahmad, Waqar
author_sort Taj, Imtiaz Hassan
title Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners
title_short Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners
title_full Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners
title_fullStr Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Technology Enhanced Language Learning on Vocabulary Acquisition of EFL Learners
title_sort effect of technology enhanced language learning on vocabulary acquisition of efl learners
publisher Australian International Academic Centre, Australia
publishDate 2017
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17143/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17143/1/Effect%20of%20Technology%20Enhanced%20Language%20Learning%20on.pdf
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