The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of blended learning and multimedia software on Iranian ESP students' vocabulary learning. To this end, 120 Iranian ESP learners were assigned to two groups: the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received instructions through multimedia software while the control group received traditional instructions. The data were c...

this study aimed at examining the relationship between emotional intelligence (ei) and learning english language vocabulary. the male (n= 119) and female (n= 98) participants who were randomly selected from high schools in zanjan province were asked to complete a persian version of an emotional intelligence (ei) questionnaire and answer a vocabulary achievement test. the ei questionnaire consis...

In theory, computer game-based learning can support several vocabulary learning affordances that have been identified in the foreign language learning research. In the observable evidence, learning with computer games has been shown to improve performance on vocabulary recall tests. However, while simple recall can be a sign of learning, observation of skill application in communication is a be...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of morphology instruction through semantic mapping on vocabulary learning of iranian intermediate efl learners. to do so, 50 out of 70 students were se-lected from one english language institute by administrating a pet test. then, they were assigned into two groups randomly as experimental and control groups. a pretest (teacher made) was admin...

This study aimed at investigating the effect of Dynamic Assessment on vocabulary learning of Iranian EFL learners. Although it is widely acknowledged that this type of assessment can prove to be very effective for different aspects of language instruction, not much consideration has been given to DA of vocabulary. This study was an attempt to determine if DA procedures would improve students’ v...

the present study is an attempt to contribute to the l2 acquisition research through finding an appropriate answer to the question usually asked by both language teachers and learners, namely how to learn vocabulary and how to retain meanings in memory over time. we have chosen to discover the effects of two major types of productive exercises, writing and oral production exercises, on the reme...

Traditional and modern vocabulary instruction techniques have been introduced in the past few decades to improve the learners’ performance in reading comprehension. Semantic mapping, which entails drawing learners’ attention to the interrelationships among lexical items through graphic organizers, is claimed to enhance vocabulary learning significantly. However, whether this technique suits all...

It is obvious that vocabulary lies in the center of language learning and communication. This issue shows that vocabulary has a vital role in mastering all the skills of a language. Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLS) facilitate the process of learning lexical items. The present study investigated the role of two specific strategy types in vocabulary learning, including rote and contextualized...

This article investigates how the signaling-mode of electronic glosses in online texts (i.e., presented digitally on a computer screen) influences the user's reading process, incidental vocabulary learning, and text comprehension. Indeed, does the fact that hyperlinks with dictionary definitions are visible (i.e., highlighted) or invisible affect the foreign language learner's look-up behaviour...

In typical early vocabulary development, young toddlers are skilled at learning noun categories. In fact, they use attentional word learning biases in order to categorize nouns, which helps increase their vocabulary. In particular, in a Novel Noun Generalization task, they show a shape bias for solid objects, and a material bias for non-solid substances. Children who are at a delayed vocabulary...