A new vocabulary revision technique using WhatsApp: Peer-chain
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Tarih
2021
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Springer
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to examine the effect of a new vocabulary revision technique peer-chain developed by the researchers on vocabulary learning and retention among English as a foreign language (EFL) university students. A total of 46 participants (21 in the control group and 25 in the experimental group) completed the study, and the effectiveness of the treatment was checked via conducting a pre-test post-test/retention test control group design for the quantitative part. The study was eight weeks in duration, and the students were assessed with a 42-question, multiple-choice vocabulary achievement test (VAT). An analysis of ANOVA for the quantitative data showed a significant difference in students' vocabulary achievement between the students who used peer-chain and the students who used traditional word cards. Also, the study explored learner perceptions through interviews with the experimental group students. The qualitative content analysis of the interview data showed that most learners had positive perceptions of the technique. Both quantitative and qualitative outcomes suggest that integrating WhatsApp with the peer-chain technique in teaching vocabulary is a promising technique and can be more successful than the traditional paper-based word cards for vocabulary learning and retention.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Vocabulary Teaching, Vocabulary Revision, Peer-Chain, Whatsapp, English As A Foreign Language (Efl)
Kaynak
Education And Information Technologies
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Q1
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Q1
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26
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5
