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Effects of different reading texts on vocabulary gain, use and retention

Farklı okuma parçalarının kelime kazanımına, kullanımına ve kalıcılığına etkisi

Abdulhamit ÇAKIR
Hatice OKYAR
Pages
111–122
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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The findings showedthat encountering words in different reading texts was more effective for vocabulary gain, use and retention.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigated whether encountering the target language words in variety of reading texts would havepositive effects on vocabulary development or not.
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Key Findings & Data:The participants of the study were 55 EFL learners from a stateuniversity 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.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings showedthat encountering words in different reading texts was more effective for vocabulary gain, use and retention.
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This study investigated whether encountering the target language words in variety of reading texts would havepositive effects on vocabulary development or not. The participants of the study were 55 EFL learners from a stateuniversity 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 learntthe words through reading texts, and then they repeated them in different reading texts. That is to say, these studentshad the opportunity to meet the target words in different types of reading texts. Contrary to this, the learners in thecontrol group encountered the words in reading texts only once, and then they repeated them in word lists out ofcontext. 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-samplest-tests to see how the implementation affected the learners’ vocabulary development. Additionally, a writing taskwas used to find out the effects of the implementation on the learners’ vocabulary production. The findings showedthat encountering words in different reading texts was more effective for vocabulary gain, use and retention.

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Bu çalışma hedef dile ait kelimelere farklı okuma parçalarında karşılaşılmasının kelime gelişimine olumlu etki edip etmeyeceğini araştırmıştır. Çalışmaya Türkiye’de bir devlet üniversitesinden İngilizce’yi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen 55 öğrenci katılmıştır ve çalışmaya kontrol (27 kişi) ve deney grubu (28 kişi) olmak üzere iki grup dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmada kullanılmak üzere toplamda 58 İngilizce kelime seçilmiştir. Deney grubundaki öğrenciler kelimeleri okuma parçalarında öğrenmiş ve daha sonra bu kelimeleri farklı okuma parçalarında tekrar etmişlerdir. Yani, bu öğrenciler kelimeleri çeşitli okuma parçalarında görme fırsatını yakalamışlardır. Bunun aksine, kontrol grubundaki öğrenciler kelimelere okuma parçasında sadece bir kez karşılaşmış ve daha sonra bu kelimeleri bağlam dışında kelime listelerinde tekrar etmişlerdir. Kelime kazanımını ve kalıcılığını ölçmek için ön, son, ve geciktirilmiş son test olarak bir kelime testi kullanılmıştır. Uygulamanın kelime gelişimine etkisini görmek için kelime testinden elde edilen veriler bağımlı örneklem t testi ve bağımsız örneklem t testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Buna ek olarak, uygulamanın kelime üretimine etkisini bulmak için yazma akvitesi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, kelimelere farklı okuma parçalarında karşılaşmanın kelime kazanımı, kullanımı ve kalıcığı için daha etkili olduğunu göstermiştir.

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ÇAKIR, A., OKYAR, H. (2022). Effects of different reading texts on vocabulary gain, use and retention. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 1, 111–122. https://ajindex.com/articles/564009

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