PE 215

Iranian EFL Learners’ Performance in Virtual -reality Classroom: Impact of English Songs on Vocabulary Knowledge and Attitude

كارشناسي ارشد

زبان و ادبيات انگليسي گرايش آموزش زبان انگليسي

پيام نور رشت

1400/11/05

72ص.

درجه ارزشيابي:بسيارخوب

فريدون وحداني

نيلوفر منصوري

Using songs , Vocabulary learning , Vocabulary retention

وحداني،فريدون،راهنما , منصوري،نيلوفر،مشاور

This study was an attempt to compare the effect of using songs through online classes on vocabulary learning and retention. Thirty Iranian elementary female EFL learners participated in the present study. Two classes of the online language classes formed the two groups of the study (one experimental and one control group). Pre-test of vocabulary was administrated at the beginning of the study. The 40 vocabulary tests were given three times, first as a pretest and then at the end of the treatment as a posttest. The test was also used as delayed posttest to check the retention of the vocabularies. After that, the experimental group was taught by using songs in the online classes, but the control group did not receive the same instruction. At the end, a vocabulary post-test was administered to both groups. The same as the pre-test, all the participants took part in the vocabulary post-test. This step intended to investigate the effect of the treatment. Furthermore, two weeks after the posttest, the participants retook the vocabulary test; these scores were recorded as their vocabulary retention scores. The obtained data including the vocabulary pre-test and post-test scores were analyzed using SPSS software. Descriptive statistics of the data provided information such as group’s means, standard deviations, normality, and frequency. Inferential statistics including paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test were used. The result of the study showed that there was a difference between the two groups regarding the mean scores, i.e., the experimental group outperformed the control group in vocabulary learning and retention. However, the mean score of the experimental group was slightly higher in delayed test than post-test. Generally, using songs through online classes have positive effect on vocabulary learning and retention.

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