The Effect of Visual Aids on Elementary Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning

Azma, Masoumeh

doi:10.22049/jalda.2018.26212.1061

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Masoumeh Azma

Ph.D. Candidate of Applied Linguistics, Nanjing Normal University, China.

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2018.26212.1061

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of visual aids on elementary Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary learning. To achieve the aim of the study, 60 elementary EFL learners were selected based on their performance on proficiency test. After administering the pretest, the participants of the experimental group received vocabulary visually. The teacher used different kinds of strategies such as: physical demonstration, creating a visual memory for the word, etc. Control group received vocabulary instruction through the conventional method, which was popular in similar courses by means of using dictionaries, definitions, synonyms, translation, etc. Finally, both groups took posttest. The results of independent sample t-test showed that visual aids were more effective to help elementary EFL learners to learn vocabulary. Accordingly, it was recommended that all the EFL teachers should feel responsible and use various types of visual aids as much as possible effectively.Key words: Teaching aids; visual Aids; educational technology; teaching; learning; English language learners (ELLs)

Keywords

20.1001.1.2383591.2017.5.1.4.7

Main Subjects

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)

Article Title [Persian]

بررسی تاثیر ابزار کمک آموزشی بصری به یادگیری واژگان انگلیسی زبان آموزان ایرانی در سطح مقدماتی

Abstract [Persian]

این مطالعه باهدف بررسی تاثیر ابزار کمک آموزشی بصری به یادگیری واژگان زبان انگلیسی زبان آموزان ایرانی انجام شد. برای دستیابی به هدف مطالعه،60 زبان آموز ابتدایی زبان انگلیسی براساس عملکرد آنها در آزمون مهارت انتخاب شدند. پس ازاجرای پیشآزمون، شرکت کنندگان گروه آزمایشی، واژگان را به طور بصری دریافت کردند. معلم از انواع مختلف استراتژیهایی مانند: اجرای فیزیکی و ایجاد حافظه ی بصری واژه استفاده کرد. گروه کنترل دستور زبان رابا استفاده ازروش رایج دریافت کردندکه دردوره های مشابه با استفاده از واژه نامه ها، تعاریف، مترادف، ترجمه، وغیره انجام شد. درنهایت، هردوگروه پس آزمون را انجام دادند. نتایج حاصل از آزمون نشان داد که کمکهای بصری برای کمک به یادگیرندگان مبتدی زبان انگلیسی برای یادگیری واژگان موثرتر بود. بر این اساس توصیه شده است که تمام معلمان زبان خارجی باید مسئولیت پذیر باشند و از انواع مختلف وسایل کمک آموزشی تصویری تا آنجا که ممکن است به طورموثر استفاده کنند.

Keywords [Persian]

کمکهای آموزشی
کمکهای بصری
فناوری آموزشی
درس دادن
یادگیری
وزبان آموزان انگلیسی

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Journal of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature: Dynamics and Advances

The Effect of Visual Aids on Elementary Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning

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Volume 5, Issue 1
March 2017
Pages 43-54

The Effect of Visual Aids on Elementary Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning

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Volume 5, Issue 1March 2017Pages 43-54

Volume 5, Issue 1
March 2017
Pages 43-54