ERIC Number: EJ1013597
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1436-4522
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The Effect of Technology-Supported Co-Sharing on L2 Vocabulary Strategy
Development
Lan, Yu-Ju
Educational Technology & Society, v16 n4 p1-16 2013
Strategies play an important role in learning a second or foreign language (L2). The aim of the current study was to develop and evaluate a co-sharing-based strategy learning system for L2 vocabulary learning known as
"Mywordtools." Mywordtools is designed specifically for lexical learning, enabling learners to use the currently available vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) as well as e-tools provided within this system to learn L2
vocabulary for both indoor and outdoor settings during learners' free time. The effects of Mywordtools on L2 learners' word learning were evaluated over a 5-week period. Sixty-one sixth-grade learners of English as a
foreign language (EFL) participated in this study. The results of this study demonstrate that students using Mywordtools to practice and share VLSs outperformed both those who did not use Mywordtools and those who
used the platform but without sharing. It was also found that strategy sharing helped L2 learners to construct more VLSs, and they consequently performed significantly better than those who did not implement strategy
sharing. The overall results indicate that the use of co-sharing with Mywordtools not only benefits the development of VLSs by EFL students but also helps them to gain more in L2 vocabulary learning. (Contains 6 tables and 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Grade 6, English (Second Language), Metacognition, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Computer Software, Language Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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