Effects of Different Reading Texts on Vocabulary Gain, Use and Retention

Autor/inn/en	Okyar, Hatice; Çakir, Abdulhamit
Titel	Effects of Different Reading Texts on Vocabulary Gain, Use and Retention
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 15 (2019) 1, S.111-122 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Okyar, Hatice) ORCID (Çakir, Abdulhamit)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Reading Materials; Vocabulary Development; Reading Processes; Pretests Posttests; Word Lists; Retention (Psychology); College Students; Writing (Composition); Task Analysis; Teaching Methods; Language Tests; Language Usage; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Wortschatzarbeit; Leseprozess; Wortliste; Merkfähigkeit; Collegestudent; Schreibübung; Aufgabenanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language test; Sprachtest; Sprachgebrauch; Türkei
Abstract	This study investigated whether encountering the target language words in variety of reading texts would have positive effects on vocabulary development or not. The participants of the study were 55 EFL learners from a state university in Turkey, and two classes were randomly assigned to a control (n=27) or an experimental (n=28) group. 58 English target words in total were chosen to be used in the study. The learners in the experimental group learnt the words through reading texts, and then they repeated them in different reading texts. That is to say, these students had the opportunity to meet the target words in different types of reading texts. Contrary to this, the learners in the control group encountered the words in reading texts only once, and then they repeated them in word lists out of context. A vocabulary test as pre-, post- and delayed post-test was used to measure vocabulary gain and retention. The data obtained from the vocabulary test were analyzed through paired-samples t-tests and independent-samples t-tests to see how the implementation affected the learners' vocabulary development. Additionally, a writing task was used to find out the effects of the implementation on the learners' vocabulary production. The findings showed that encountering words in different reading texts was more effective for vocabulary gain, use and retention. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01