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Goundar, Prashneel Ravisan – English Language Teaching, 2019
Learning a new language entails various challenges, one of these is grasping the vocabulary of the language. A significant way to tackle the problem is to motivate students to become independent learners during the progression of second language (L2) vocabulary learning. Thus, this study intended to explore the use of different vocabulary learning…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Almuhammadi, Anas – English Language Teaching, 2017
This paper explores the professional development literature in the educational setting. The different literature pieces are aligned to a framework that requires effective professional development to focus on three concepts: content, context, and process. The content focuses on the "what" question in the programs while the context aims to…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Models, Faculty Development, Program Content
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Zandieh, Zeinab; Jafarigohar, Manoochehr – English Language Teaching, 2012
The present study investigated comprehension, immediate and delayed vocabulary retention under incidental and intentional learning conditions via computer mediated hypertext gloss. One hundred and eighty four (N = 184) intermediate students of English as a foreign language at an English school participated in the study. They were randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Incidental Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Sadeghi, Karim; Sharifi, Faranak – English Language Teaching, 2013
Considering the significant role of vocabulary in learning a language, and teachers' great responsibility in providing opportunities to facilitate this learning, many studies have focused on the best means of achieving a good knowledge of vocabulary. This study set out to investigate the effect of four post-teaching activities, namely game,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Nilforoushan, Somayeh – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study focused on the effect of teaching vocabulary through semantic mapping on the awareness of two affective dimensions, evaluation and potency dimensions of deep vocabulary knowledge as well as the general vocabulary knowledge of EFL students. Sixty intermediate EFL female adult learners participated in this study; they were chosen among 90…
Descriptors: Semantics, Cognitive Mapping, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
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Rezaee, Abbas Ali; Shoar, Neda Sharbaf – English Language Teaching, 2011
In recent years, improvements in technology have enhanced the possibilities of teaching and learning various subjects. This is specially the case in foreign language instruction. The use of technology and multimedia brings new opportunities for learning different areas of language. In this regard, the present study attempts to find out if the use…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development