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Ahmad Syawaluddin; Nur Aeni – Discover Education, 2025
This study looks at how utilizing digital versions of classic games specifically Snakes and Ladders can help young learners learn more vocabulary in English. The study focuses on how digital versions of classic games can improve primary school students' vocabulary learning and retention. A quasi-experimental approach was used, with a control group…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
Livia Feranty; Sonia Anggreini; Tasya Meylani; I. Nyoman Pasek Darmawan – Journal of English Teaching, 2024
Flashcard is viewed as one of the interesting and effective teaching media to teach English in general and vocabulary in particular. To enrich students' vocabulary, flashcards can be used as a personal dictionary for students or as an instrument to play a game applied as a strategy that facilitates active and fun learning. This study aims to solve…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary
Katasila, Phichitra; Poonpon, Kornwipa – English Language Teaching, 2022
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of blended learning instruction on vocabulary knowledge of Thai primary school students and students' perceptions toward learning vocabulary through blended learning instruction. A mixed-methods approach was used. Quantitatively, a single group pretest-posttest design was used to measure students'…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
Anne Barwasser; Karolina Urton; Turid Knaak; Matthias Grünke – Language Teaching Research, 2024
The increasing number of students with German as a second language (GL2) poses a great challenge for schools. Previous studies showed that especially young learners with a migration background are lagging behind in the acquisition of second language (L2) literacy. Experiencing problem behaviors (PB) in addition, might pose even greater challenges.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
Yu-Fen Yang; Wen-Min Hsieh; Wing-Kwong Wong; Yi-Chun Hong; Siao-Cing Lai – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) is considered a central affective factor influencing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning. This study thus developed an online simulation game to create a virtually situated learning environment for reducing EFL primary school students' FLA levels and improving their English vocabulary learning. A total of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Van Mensel, Luk; Galand, Benoît – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
This longitudinal study assessed the relative importance of second language exposure, motivational and attitudinal factors, and executive functions in predicting receptive vocabulary acquisition in children and adolescents after controlling for background characteristics (socio-economic status, non-verbal intelligence) and prior knowledge. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 11
Yangin Ersanli, Ceylan – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2023
The incorporation of technology has revolutionized the education industry, with augmented reality (AR) being one of the emerging technologies that exhibit great potential in educational settings. This study examines the efficacy of AR in enhancing vocabulary learning and retention among young 5th-grade learners. This study was conducted with 56…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Story Telling, Vocabulary Development, Retention (Psychology)
Kaman-Ertürk, Ayse; Gokgoz-Kurt, Burcu – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2023
Vocabulary learning constitutes an essential component of language learning and teaching. The type of input students receive is one of the factors that affect the pace and range of this learning. In the incidental vocabulary learning process, learners have been shown to benefit from exposure to a variety of input types to varying degrees. In this…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input, Comparative Analysis, Learning Processes
Tonia Bauer – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Reading comprehension seems to be a significant challenge for rising fifth graders with limited vocabulary knowledge. A possible solution is to provide them with explicit vocabulary instruction which may positively impact their reading comprehension. This action research aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing explicit vocabulary instruction…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Tao Xie; Hanyu Zhang; Yunong Yang – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
A significant body of research has focused on the impact of immersive virtual reality (IVR) on vocabulary retention, but little is known about how to integrate language learning theories in IVR-mediated vocabulary learning. This study aims to examine the effect of IVR that integrate input processing model on vocabulary retention for elementary…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Linguistic Input, Models, Second Language Learning
Sung Hee Lee – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
Students with reading disabilities generally know fewer words (breadth) with less in-depth knowledge of those words (depth) than typical students. The present study examined the effects of a "moderately rich vocabulary instruction" in which both breadth and depth of vocabulary are addressed. Nineteen U.S. 4th- and 5th-grade students with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Vocabulary Development, Program Effectiveness
Ji-Won Shin; Jie Young Kim – English Teaching, 2023
This study investigated the effects of exposure frequency, depth of processing, and activity repetition types on vocabulary learning. In total, 78 South Korean fifth-grade students were divided into four conditions. Students in each condition were asked to read a passage with four of the eight target words (exposure: four times) and the other four…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Vocabulary Development, Language Processing, Grade 5
Zhang, Jie; Lo, Meng-Ting; Lin, Tzu-Jung – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
This study investigated how word and child characteristics affect children's ability to learn the meanings of novel words. Participants were fourth- and fifth-graders representing native English speakers (NE) and bilingual learners with fluent English proficiency (FEP) and designated English Learners (EL). Students were taught the meanings of a…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
Barwasser, Anne; Urton, Karolina; Knaak, Turid; Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2022
The number of foreign languages spoken in Germany is rising, and as a result German is increasingly being learned as a second language (L2). This is a challenge for many secondary-school students, especially those who have learning disabilities (LD) and behavioral difficulties, which are often accompanied by reduced motivation to learn, in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, High School Students, Second Language Learning
Jackie E. Relyea; Dennis Davis; Corrie Dobis; Becky Huang; Courtney Samuelson – Journal of Educational Research, 2025
This study evaluated the feasibility of the Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention, designed to support Grades 3-5 multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs) in building content knowledge, language skills, and reading comprehension through inquiry-based small-group instruction. Feasibility was examined across…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction