The Effect of Using Whatsapp on EFL Students' Medical English Vocabulary Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The role of social networking mobile applications such as WhatsApp in enhancing second language vocabulary learning among English language learners continues to be a subject of interest for many scholars. The current study aimed at examining medical English vocabulary learning among undergraduate st...
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| description | The role of social networking mobile applications such as WhatsApp in enhancing second language vocabulary learning among English language learners continues to be a subject of interest for many scholars. The current study aimed at examining medical English vocabulary learning among undergraduate students using WhatsApp compared to learning vocabulary via Blackboard platform during the Covid-19 pandemic. To this end, 108 medical students (51 males, 57 females) enrolled in a first semester English for a specific English course participated in the study. A quasi-experimental design was adopted for two groups. Fifty-three students were assigned to the WhatsApp group and 55 students were assigned to the Blackboard group. Data were collected using pretest-posttest design. Results of t-test scores revealed no significant difference between the WhatsApp and Blackboard groups on a vocabulary test. Results of survey that gauged students' perception of the use of WhatsApp as a platform for learning new vocabulary showed positive perceptions since participants thought that WhatsApp enhanced their learning experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d803bb19a50546559d201aacbb7612862022-12-22T03:02:39ZengNew Bulgarian UniversityEnglish Studies at NBU2367-57052367-87042022-06-0181294210.33919/esnbu.22.1.2The Effect of Using Whatsapp on EFL Students' Medical English Vocabulary Learning During the Covid-19 PandemicElias Bensalem0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0150-6375Saud AleneziNorthern Border University, Arar, Saudi ArabiaThe role of social networking mobile applications such as WhatsApp in enhancing second language vocabulary learning among English language learners continues to be a subject of interest for many scholars. The current study aimed at examining medical English vocabulary learning among undergraduate students using WhatsApp compared to learning vocabulary via Blackboard platform during the Covid-19 pandemic. To this end, 108 medical students (51 males, 57 females) enrolled in a first semester English for a specific English course participated in the study. A quasi-experimental design was adopted for two groups. Fifty-three students were assigned to the WhatsApp group and 55 students were assigned to the Blackboard group. Data were collected using pretest-posttest design. Results of t-test scores revealed no significant difference between the WhatsApp and Blackboard groups on a vocabulary test. Results of survey that gauged students' perception of the use of WhatsApp as a platform for learning new vocabulary showed positive perceptions since participants thought that WhatsApp enhanced their learning experience.https://esnbu.org/data/files/2022/esnbu.22.1.2.pdfenglish for specific purposemobile-assisted language learningvocabulary learningwhatsapp |
| spellingShingle | Elias Bensalem Saud Alenezi The Effect of Using Whatsapp on EFL Students' Medical English Vocabulary Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic English Studies at NBU english for specific purpose mobile-assisted language learning vocabulary learning |
| title | The Effect of Using Whatsapp on EFL Students' Medical English Vocabulary Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | The Effect of Using Whatsapp on EFL Students' Medical English Vocabulary Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic |
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| title_short | The Effect of Using Whatsapp on EFL Students' Medical English Vocabulary Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | effect of using whatsapp on efl students medical english vocabulary learning during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | english for specific purpose mobile-assisted language learning vocabulary learning |
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