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...

The study aimed at investigating whether the retention of vocabulary acquired incidentally is dependent upon the amount of task-induced involvement. Immediate and delayed retention of twenty unfamiliar words was examined in three learning tasks( listening comprehension + group discussion, listening comprehension + dictionary checking + summary writing in L1, and listening comprehension + dictio...

this study has examined the effect of semantic mapping on learning vocabulary across genders. the researchers selected 120 intermediate students after the administration of a standard proficiency test. a vocabulary test was also used to measure the students’ vocabulary knowledge. the experimental group received semantic mapping in the pre-reading stage, butthe control group did not receive this...

this study investigates the effect of different types of subtitle on incidental vocabulary learning among iranian efl learners. to this end, 60 high school students in behbahan were selected after taking a proficiency test. the test was administered to ensure participants' homogeneity. participants were randomly assigned to three experimental groups, namely, bimodal group (a), standard gro...

this study was conducted to compare the impact of two vocabulary learning techniques, namely context learning and translation learning, on vocabulary recall of sixty pre-university iranian learners of english as a foreign language. they were divided into two groups of high and low proficient. in regard to two vocabulary learning conditions, each group was divided into two subgroups of fifteen. ...

As tantalizing as the idea that background music beneficially affects foreign vocabulary learning may seem, there is-partly due to a lack of theory-driven research-no consistent evidence to support this notion. We investigated inter-individual differences in the effects of background music on foreign vocabulary learning. Based on Eysenck's theory of personality we predicted that individuals wit...

The present study aimed at investigating the effect of peer and teacher scaffolding through a process approach in a technology-enhanced environment on vocabulary learning among high and low self-regulated learners. Participants of the study were 120 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners who were selected based on their scores on a sample copy of the Oxford Placement Test (OPT). T...