Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention?
Vocabulary knowledge is an integral part of second/foreign language learning. Thus, using teaching methods that can help learners retain and expand their vocabulary knowledge is necessary to facilitate the language learning process. The current research investigated the effectiveness of an interacti...
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| author | Shafaei, Azadeh Abdul Rahim, Hajar |
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| description | Vocabulary knowledge is an integral part of second/foreign language learning. Thus, using teaching methods that can help learners retain and expand their vocabulary knowledge is necessary to facilitate the language learning process. The current research investigated the effectiveness of an interactive classroom method, known as Project-Based Learning (PBL), in helping Iranian EFL learners not just learn but retain new vocabulary knowledge. To this end, an experimental approach using two groups of participants (i.e. experimental and control) was employed. The experimental group was taught using the PBL method while the control group was taught using the conventional method. The findings of the study indicated that learners who were taught using the PBL approach (i.e. the experimental group) had a significant improvement in their vocabulary recall and retention rate. Besides, they even showed better retention of new vocabulary with higher level of difficulty. This supports previous findings on the effectiveness of PBL as a vocabulary teaching method in the EFL context which could contribute to the betterment of the existing teaching methods. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-387802018-02-12T02:28:24Z http://eprints.usm.my/38780/ Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention? Shafaei, Azadeh Abdul Rahim, Hajar P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Vocabulary knowledge is an integral part of second/foreign language learning. Thus, using teaching methods that can help learners retain and expand their vocabulary knowledge is necessary to facilitate the language learning process. The current research investigated the effectiveness of an interactive classroom method, known as Project-Based Learning (PBL), in helping Iranian EFL learners not just learn but retain new vocabulary knowledge. To this end, an experimental approach using two groups of participants (i.e. experimental and control) was employed. The experimental group was taught using the PBL method while the control group was taught using the conventional method. The findings of the study indicated that learners who were taught using the PBL approach (i.e. the experimental group) had a significant improvement in their vocabulary recall and retention rate. Besides, they even showed better retention of new vocabulary with higher level of difficulty. This supports previous findings on the effectiveness of PBL as a vocabulary teaching method in the EFL context which could contribute to the betterment of the existing teaching methods. Urmia University 2015-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38780/1/Does_project-based_learning_enhance_Iranian_EFL.pdf Shafaei, Azadeh and Abdul Rahim, Hajar (2015) Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention? Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 3 (2). pp. 83-99. ISSN 2322-1291 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279861544_Does_project-based_learning_enhance_Iranian_EFL_learners'_vocabulary_recall_and_retention |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Shafaei, Azadeh Abdul Rahim, Hajar Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention? |
| title | Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention? |
| title_full | Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention? |
| title_fullStr | Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention? |
| title_short | Does project-based learning enhance Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary recall and retention? |
| title_sort | does project based learning enhance iranian efl learners vocabulary recall and retention |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/38780/1/Does_project-based_learning_enhance_Iranian_EFL.pdf |
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