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Jafari, Sanaz; Chalak, Azizeh – English Language Teaching, 2016
The availability and the use of mobile messaging applications are increasingly widespread among the new generation of students in Iran. The present study aimed to investigate the role of WhatsApp in the vocabulary learning improvement of Iranian junior high school EFL students. Using a mixed method design, a group of 60 students including 30 male…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Oriented Programs, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
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Nahavandi, Naemeh; Mukundan, Jayakaran – English Language Teaching, 2013
The present study investigated the impact of textual input enhancement and explicit rule presentation on 93 Iranian EFL learners' intake of simple past tense. Three intact general English classes in Tabriz Azad University were randomly assigned to: 1) a control group; 2) a TIE group; and 3) a TIE plus explicit rule presentation group. All…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Linguistic Input
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Sucaromana, Usaporn – English Language Teaching, 2013
The aim of this study is to compare the results of blended learning with face-to-face learning among university students studying English as a foreign language. The participants were separated by gender, and the following variables, intrinsic motivation for learning English, attitudes towards English as a subject, and satisfaction with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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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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Sarani, Abdullah; Sahebi, Leila Farzaneh – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study investigates the teaching of vocabulary in ESP courses within the paradigm of task-based language teaching, concentrating on Persian literature students at Birjand University in Iran. Two homogenous groups of students who were taking their ESP courses participated in the study as a control and an experimental group. A teacher-made test…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English for Special Purposes, Indo European Languages, Literature