Abstract
This research study tends to evaluate the efficaciousness and usability of a Vocabulary Learning And Strategy Teaching Web-App (VLASTWA) – a customised and targeted web-app for (1) teaching the KeyWord Method (KWM) which is a widely investigated vocabulary learning strategy, and (2) facilitating new vocabulary learning via KWM. In this experimental study, with a between/within design, native Persian participants (n=160, age:18-60) learnt to use KWM, applied it in acquiring 22 new words, and tested this newly learnt vocabulary immediate (T1)/delayed (T2) recall. The effectiveness of the use of KWM taught within the web-app and the traditional Pen and Paper (P&P) in the experimental groups were compared with the control app and P&P groups via immediate/delayed recall of learnt vocabulary. The results suggest VLASTWA was efficient for learning new vocabulary while highlighting how meaningful and interactive it can be in accompanying and enriching Foreign Language (FL) vocabulary learning.
Highlights
IntroductionEssential in Foreign Language (FL) mastery, is prolonged with restricted class contact time in formal education
Learning vocabulary, essential in Foreign Language (FL) mastery, is prolonged with restricted class contact time in formal education
The pedagogical principles to reinforce explicit strategy instruction in this study were acquired from Wyra et al (2007)
Summary
Essential in FL mastery, is prolonged with restricted class contact time in formal education. Students are often expected to acquire vocabulary in their own time. Described as a two-step strategy, the mnemonic. How to cite: Mirzaei, S., Lewis, T. VLASTWA: a vocabulary learning and strategy teaching web-app. Thouësny (Eds), CALL for widening participation: short papers from EUROCALL 2020 22 words (7.5 mins) Distraction Test 1 (T1) – 22 words (5 minutes) Test 2 (T2) – 22 words (5 minutes) Control P&P √ X √ (Chat) √ √ Experimental KWM App P&P.
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