Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class
The analysis of natural texts provides the basis in which words used in different contexts can be studied. A computer-based concordancing courseware makes the task of analysing natural texts not only viable but also fast. Texts taken from primary sources such as the newspapers, magazines, books,...
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| description | The analysis of natural texts provides the basis in which words used in
different contexts can be studied. A computer-based concordancing courseware
makes the task of analysing natural texts not only viable but also fast. Texts taken
from primary sources such as the newspapers, magazines, books, and letters, can
be scanned into computer storage devices for analysis later. The study of such a
corpus has the advantage of not only providing the student with authentic, natural
occurring texts, but also coming out with a list of possible contexts in which the
particular word may occur.
Forty eight TESL matriculation students in a first semester ESL class
studying at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, were randomly assigned to two
groups - the experimental group and the control group. Treatment consisted of two
stages. In the first stage, the experimental group received the computer
concordancing courseware treatment while the control group was taught vocabulary
the conventional classroom way. In the second stage, the groups were switched,
with the experimental becoming the control group and vice versa. During the
treatment period, a set of instructional objectives were adhered to and the learning
outcomes pertaining to vocabulary development ensured. The data collected revealed a significant difference in the performance
between the control and the experimental groups at the end of stage I. All subjects
indicated a positive attitude towards the computer concordancing courseware.
Much infonnation was also gleaned on appropriate instructional strategies for
integrating computer concordancing into vocabulary teaching. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-88972011-09-08T05:09:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8897/ Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class Low, Freddie The analysis of natural texts provides the basis in which words used in different contexts can be studied. A computer-based concordancing courseware makes the task of analysing natural texts not only viable but also fast. Texts taken from primary sources such as the newspapers, magazines, books, and letters, can be scanned into computer storage devices for analysis later. The study of such a corpus has the advantage of not only providing the student with authentic, natural occurring texts, but also coming out with a list of possible contexts in which the particular word may occur. Forty eight TESL matriculation students in a first semester ESL class studying at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, were randomly assigned to two groups - the experimental group and the control group. Treatment consisted of two stages. In the first stage, the experimental group received the computer concordancing courseware treatment while the control group was taught vocabulary the conventional classroom way. In the second stage, the groups were switched, with the experimental becoming the control group and vice versa. During the treatment period, a set of instructional objectives were adhered to and the learning outcomes pertaining to vocabulary development ensured. The data collected revealed a significant difference in the performance between the control and the experimental groups at the end of stage I. All subjects indicated a positive attitude towards the computer concordancing courseware. Much infonnation was also gleaned on appropriate instructional strategies for integrating computer concordancing into vocabulary teaching. 1994 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8897/1/FPP_1994_5_A.pdf Low, Freddie (1994) Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class. Masters thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies English language - Malaysia - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. - case studies Vocabulary - Computer-assisted instruction - Case studies English |
| spellingShingle | English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies English language - Malaysia - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. - case studies Vocabulary - Computer-assisted instruction - Case studies Low, Freddie Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class |
| title | Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class |
| title_full | Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class |
| title_fullStr | Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class |
| title_full_unstemmed | Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class |
| title_short | Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class |
| title_sort | computer based concordancing courseware for developing vocabulary skills in the esl class |
| topic | English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies English language - Malaysia - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. - case studies Vocabulary - Computer-assisted instruction - Case studies |
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