Anchoring Effects of English Vocabulary Instruction: The Case of Pre-University Students

Autor/inn/en	Deylamsalehi, Anahita; Barjasteh, Hamed; Vaseghi, Reza
Titel	Anchoring Effects of English Vocabulary Instruction: The Case of Pre-University Students
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 6 (2015) 3, S.138-143 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Concept Mapping; Vocabulary Development; High School Seniors; College Bound Students; Instructional Effectiveness; Gender Differences; Student Placement; Language Tests; Scores; Academic Achievement; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Pretests Posttests; Statistical Analysis; Iran; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Concept Map; Wortschatzarbeit; Unterrichtserfolg; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schülerpraktikum; Language test; Sprachtest; Schulleistung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of employing Concept Mapping (hereafter CM) in vocabulary instruction on Iranian pre-university students. This study also seeks to find whether there is difference between male and female students' vocabulary learning when they are subjected to CM instruction. In so doing, an Oxford Placement Test was administered among 120 pre-university students in two high schools in Iran. Eighty students who scored between +1 and -1 standard deviation above and below the mean were selected and randomly assigned into concept mapping group (CM) and non-concept mapping group (NCM) (20 male and 20 female). The results indicated that the CM group outperformed the NCM group in vocabulary learning. It was also revealed that there was no significant difference between males and females. Some pedagogical implications in the EFL context are discussed in the subsequent section. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01