چکیده:
The present study was conducted to evaluate data driven learning (DDL) combined with Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) as an approach to improving vocabulary knowledge of Iranian postgraduates majoring in teaching English, English literature and translation. The purpose was to help language learners get familiar with DDL as a student-centered method taking advantage of a computer program for enhancing the knowledge of vocabulary. This research paper analyzed the efficiency of DDL from different angles including the participants' ability to remember the word meanings and make meaningful and grammatical sentences after doing DDL exercises using the Microsoft Power Point program. The results of the study showed that this technique could significantly enhance the participants' vocabulary knowledge in all the above mentioned aspects. The analysis of the questionnaire given to the participants to elicit their attitudes towards DDL showed that most of them were interested in this technique. The results of this article can be helpful for the language teachers who teach the learners at advanced levels of language proficiency and advanced students who would like to learn new items of vocabulary on their own.
خلاصه ماشینی:
com Received 22 February 2012; accepted 5 July 2012 Abstract The present study was conducted to evaluate data driven learning (DDL) combined with Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) as an approach to improving vocabulary knowledge of Iranian postgraduates majoring in teaching English, English literature and translation.
The purpose was to help language learners get familiar with DDL as a student- centered method taking advantage of a computer program for enhancing the knowledge of vocabulary.
This research paper analyzed the efficiency of DDL from different angles including the participants' ability to remember the word meanings and make meaningful and grammatical sentences after doing DDL exercises using the Microsoft Power Point program.
The results of this article can be helpful for the language teachers who teach the learners at advanced levels of language proficiency and advanced students who would like to learn new items of vocabulary on their own.
In the direct approach, instead of relying on researchers as the providers of linguistic materials, language learners and teachers themselves study the corpus in order to discover language patterns, word meanings, etc.
With pressing the buttons of the keyboard, the learners can observe new items of vocabulary and grammatical points on the screen of the monitor and in this way, without the direct assistance of any teacher; they can improve their language proficiency.
Instruments In this study, six types of materials were used for data collection including Nation Vocabulary Levels Test (1983), pre-test, post-test, power point slides, printed information taken from a monolingual dictionary and a questionnaire.