The effects of computer-based, context-embedded approaches to second-language vocabulary learning
"This study examined the effectiveness of computer-based, context-embedded approaches to second-language vocabulary learning in comparison with conventional instruction strategies. Four experimental treatments were prepared: Paper and Pencil (P&P), Computer-Based Word-for-Word (CW), Computer-Based Word-for-Word plus Picture (CP), and Computer-Based Context (CC) conditions. The P&P treatment represented a conventional method of vocabulary learning, i.e., paired-associate word learning based on a translation-, definition-oriented approach. The CW treatment incorporated basically the same approach as the P&P but was implemented on a computer. The CP treatment utilized pictures of word meanings in addition to all the features present in the CW treatment. Finally, the CC treatment embodied a context-based approach, as distinguished from the ""isolated"" definition-based approach commonly shared by the other three treatments."
Education, Language and Literature, Education, Technology of, Education, Curriculum and Instruction
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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