کنفرانس ملی رویکردهای نوین در آموزش و پژوهش

صفحه اصلی / هشتمین کنفرانس ملی رویکردهای نوین در آموزش و پژوهش

The Impact of Quizlet Application on Iranian's English Vocabulary Learning

نویسندگان :

Fatemeh Takallou¹ Marjan Mirshojaei² Ashkan Pejhan³

1- دانشگاه پیام نور 2- Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran 3- هنوز مشخص نشده

کلمات کلیدی :

Quizlet application،Vocabulary learning،English language

چکیده :

The Impact of Quizlet Application on Iranian's English Vocabulary Learning The worldwide growth and accessibility and affordability of mobile devices has made them essential in everyday social networking. By individualizing the language learning process and increasing awareness of strategies that they can use to continue learning after they leave the language classroom, strategy instruction for vocabulary acquisition in the mobile-assisted environment helps learners become more effective learners. The purpose of the current study was to explore the effect of Quizlet application on vocabulary learning of intermediate-level Iranian learners. In doing so, 500 English content words were taught to and tested on by 42 students at a language institute in Tehran. The words were taught to the groups in two different ways. The experimental group receives it via Quizlet application but some reading texts with the same words were provided to the control group, which unintentionally exposed the students to new vocabulary. The findings showed that experimental group performed than control group. Furthermore, three months later, a follow-up post-test revealed that experimental group had a better recall of the words they had studied on Quizlet. The study sets of Quizlet application are considered to see the need of autonomous learners. Learners can achieve different learning tasks, evaluate their vocabulary learning, and gamify the vocabulary learning process. These characteristics of Quizlet application and the results of this research and other studies indicate that Quizlet application can be regarded a good option for both teachers and students for vocabulary instruction and learning.