خلاصة:
The Mnemosyne computer software is a flash-card aid which optimizes learners’ learning process. The current study was conducted to evaluate the extent to which Mnemosyne can assist college-level Iranian EFL learners to improve their vocabulary learning by utilizing spaced repetition. For this purpose, 60 intermediate-level EFL learners were chosen based on their performance on a proficiency test. Then, they were divided into two equal-sized experimental and control groups, each consisting of 30 participants. The participants of the experimental group were asked to use Mnemosyne on their own computers, their cell phones or other devices. They had opportunity to use numerous numbers of free flashcards on various subjects and users could build their own on different topics. The control group received instructions through conventional teaching methodology. The posttest was given to the participants of both groups in order to check the students’ vocabulary learning. The results of independent sample t-test between the posttest scores of the two groups showed a significant difference between the scores of the experimental group and those of the control group. The results demonstrated that Mnemosyne significantly improved students’ performance in vocabulary learning.
ملخص الجهاز:
The Impact of Mnemosyne Computer Software on Iranian EFL Learners' Vocabulary Learning Saeed Taki Assistant Professor of TEFL, English Department, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran.
The current study was conducted to evaluate the extent to which Mnemosyne can assist college-level Iranian EFL learners to improve their vocabulary learning by utilizing spaced repetition.
Keywords: Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), EFL Learner, Flash- Card, Mnemosyne Software, Vocabulary Learning ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received: Monday, May 21, 2018 Accepted: Saturday, October 20, 2018 Published: Sunday, December 2, 2018 Available Online: Monday, November 26, 2018 DOI: 10.
Bagheri, Roohani, and Ansari (2012) conducted a study in which two methods of vocabulary teaching/learning, i.
132 10 18 In order to detect the possibility of the effects of the experimental aids in enhancing elementary EFL learners' vocabulary learning, an independent sample t- test was performed between the performances of both groups on posttest.
Discussion Based on the results of statistical analyses, it was found that Mnemosyne software was an effective tool to help EFL learners to learn foreign language vocabulary.
The findings of the study provided an empirical support for the efficacy of flash-card instruction through computer software on Iranian EFL learners' vocabulary learning.
In line with the findings of this study regarding the inadequate use of visual aids in the teaching-learning process, Abebe and Davidson (2012) performed a research to examine the role of visual materials in teaching English vocabulary.