Rabu, 21 Maret 2018

The Summary Journal 2


Intentional Vocabulary Learning Using Digital Flashcards

Source: Canadian Center of Science and Education
By Hsiu-Ting Hung, 2015

            The research set out to examines whether and how digital flashcard can be incorporated into a university course to promote the vocabulary learning of English Foreign Language. This research was conducted at a public university of Taiwan, where the students learn English as Foreign Language. All the participants (N=75) were drawn from three intact classes of first-year English majors, averaging 25 students per class. The study was designed by varying task designs of flashcard use. The findings underscores the value of learning vocabulary with digital flashcards as an alternative to move conventional resources, and draw attention to the relative merits of embedding digital flashcards in collaborative learning tasks in classroom setting.

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  1. Komentar ini telah dihapus oleh pengarang.

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  2. Wow, digital flashcards? It must be really cool. I wonder about the comparation of using digital flascards and conventional resources you mentioned above related to the students's learning objective achievement. did the researcher describe it?

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    1. Yes it did. It showed in Spiri (2008) as the previous study. In the research Spiri compared the effects learning with word lists and cards among EFL learner. Spiri (2008) adopted free online flashcard tool, WordChamp, in a comparison study of Japanese university students drilling with digital flashcards versus printed word lists. As expected, the students who studied vocabulary on WordChamp outperformed those who studied with the word lists while both of the learning techniques assisted the students in acquiring vocabulary.

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  3. Flascard is always interesting for all level of students. Everyone likes it

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    1. Yes. It is interesting way to enhance students' vocabulary especially for the beginner who need vocabulary for further learning English.

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