Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly (Formerly Journal of Teaching Language Skills)

The Effect of Online Learning Tools on L2 Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Learning

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Member of academic staff

2 Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of various online techniques (word reference, media, and vocabulary games) on reading comprehension as well as vocabulary comprehension and production. For this purpose, 60 language learners were selected and divided into three groups, and each group was randomly assigned to one of the treatment conditions. In the first session of treatment, a vocabulary test was administered as the pretest of the study. During treatment, the language learners in those three groups were instructed through online vocabulary games, online media along with transcript and online word reference. At the end of the treatment, a reading comprehension test, a vocabulary comprehension, and a vocabulary production test were given as the posttests. The collected data were analyzed using three one-way ANOVA procedures. The results showed that the online media group outperformed the other groups. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that different online tools may have differential effects on learning different aspects of language. This implies that adhering to any single online tool may not necessarily bring about desirable results. The conclusion to be drawn from this is that teachers need to make use of a combination of these tools.

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Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly (Formerly Journal of Teaching Language Skills)
Volume 37, Issue 3
October 2018
Pages 211-238
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  • Receive Date: 03 February 2019
  • Revise Date: 20 July 2019
  • Accept Date: 24 August 2019
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