Teaching EFL Vocabulary to Young Digital Natives through Online Games: A Study with Turkish 5th Grade EFL Learners

Autor/inn/en	Utku, Özlem; Dolgunsöz, Emrah
Titel	Teaching EFL Vocabulary to Young Digital Natives through Online Games: A Study with Turkish 5th Grade EFL Learners
Quelle	In: International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 5 (2018) 1, S.115-130 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Utku, Özlem) ORCID (Dolgunsöz, Emrah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-225X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Computer Games; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Vocabulary Development; Grade 5; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Motivation; Conventional Instruction; Visual Aids; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Wortschatzarbeit; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Schulische Motivation; Anschauungsmaterial; Türkei
Abstract	The current study aimed to examine the effect of online vocabulary games on teaching new words to young learners of EFL. For this aim, 46 Turkish 5th grade EFL students in a state school were assigned into control and experimental groups. Both groups studied 22 words in 6 instructional sessions conducted in 6 subsequent weeks in the second semester of 2016-2017 academic year. Throughout this period, the data were collected via recognition-production tests and semi-structured interviews. The results of the recognition and production tests showed that experimental group outperformed the control group in terms of vocabulary gains. The results of the semi-structured interviews also supported the quantitative results indicating that online vocabulary games increased students' motivation. Additionally, it was observed that young learners were amused by digital games and were willing to learn more via them. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01