Comparing vocabulary learning of EFL learners by using two different strategies: mobile learning vs. flashcards
Vocabulary acquisition is one of the most important aspects of language learning. There are a number of techniques and technologies which enhance vocabulary learning in the year 2012, e.g. wordlists, flashcards and m-learning. Mobile phones are among those devices which not only meet the expectation...
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Universitat Politècnica de València
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| description | Vocabulary acquisition is one of the most important aspects of language learning. There are a number of techniques and technologies which enhance vocabulary learning in the year 2012, e.g. wordlists, flashcards and m-learning. Mobile phones are among those devices which not only meet the expectations of their users for communication, but are also good devices for language learning. Mobile phones can be used anywhere and anytime, and students are free to use them inside or outside the classroom setting. The present study compared the use of two strategies for vocabulary learning (i.e. flashcards and m-learning) among 80 students studying English Literature and Translation at BA level in a non-profit, non-governmental university in the city of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The findings showed that the use of mobile phones for language learning and vocabulary learning would be a better strategy compared to the use of other paramount techniques, such as flashcards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58e1c9c6008948d4af2088419457063f2022-12-21T18:24:21ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe EUROCALL Review1695-26182012-09-01202475910.4995/eurocall.2012.113777326Comparing vocabulary learning of EFL learners by using two different strategies: mobile learning vs. flashcardsBehrooz Azabdaftari0Mohammad Amin Mozaheb1Islamic Azad UniversityIslamic Azad UniversityVocabulary acquisition is one of the most important aspects of language learning. There are a number of techniques and technologies which enhance vocabulary learning in the year 2012, e.g. wordlists, flashcards and m-learning. Mobile phones are among those devices which not only meet the expectations of their users for communication, but are also good devices for language learning. Mobile phones can be used anywhere and anytime, and students are free to use them inside or outside the classroom setting. The present study compared the use of two strategies for vocabulary learning (i.e. flashcards and m-learning) among 80 students studying English Literature and Translation at BA level in a non-profit, non-governmental university in the city of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The findings showed that the use of mobile phones for language learning and vocabulary learning would be a better strategy compared to the use of other paramount techniques, such as flashcards.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/eurocall/article/view/11377Vocabulary learningflashcardsmobile phonesCALLLanguage learning |
| spellingShingle | Behrooz Azabdaftari Mohammad Amin Mozaheb Comparing vocabulary learning of EFL learners by using two different strategies: mobile learning vs. flashcards The EUROCALL Review Vocabulary learning flashcards mobile phones CALL Language learning |
| title | Comparing vocabulary learning of EFL learners by using two different strategies: mobile learning vs. flashcards |
| title_full | Comparing vocabulary learning of EFL learners by using two different strategies: mobile learning vs. flashcards |
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| title_short | Comparing vocabulary learning of EFL learners by using two different strategies: mobile learning vs. flashcards |
| title_sort | comparing vocabulary learning of efl learners by using two different strategies mobile learning vs flashcards |
| topic | Vocabulary learning flashcards mobile phones CALL Language learning |
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