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THE EFFECT OF USING VOCABULARY FLASH CARD

ON IRANIAN PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE

Maryam Eslahcar Komachali

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ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION

- Abstract

1. The aim of the research

2. The participants

- Introduction

1. The background of the study


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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

- Vocabulary has been admitted as a field ofstudy that is important in teaching and learning a

language but still there has not been found thebest technique to make the students easier toacquire it. Thus it is essential to do observation orresearch more about vocabulary teachingtechnique or even the media since Allen (1983)says that all experienced language teachersconfirm the important role of words and knowthat the lack of them leads to feeling of insecurity


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THE PURPOSE THE STUDY

Theoretically

Giving more knowledge

Giving more reference

Practically

Giving a new technique

Making the studentsinterested


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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Is there any significant difference between theimpact of traditional teaching method andusing vocabulary flashcard on Iranian pre-

university studentsvocabulary knowledge?

2. Does using vocabulary flash cardhave a positive effect on students

vocabulary knowledge?


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HYPOTHESES OF THE STUDY

1. There is no significant difference between the mean scores of thestudents in the experimental group who apply vocabulary flash cardand the mean scores of those students in the control group who donot apply vocabulary flash card.

2. Using vocabulary flash card does not have a positive effect on pre-university students vocabulary knowledge in the experimentalgroup at the end of the study and treatment.

3. Traditional teaching treatment does not have a positive effect onpre-university studentsvocabulary knowledge in the control groupat the end of the study.


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DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS

Vocabulary

a set of words to acquire in conveying the meaningof a message

VocabularyLearning

It plays an important role

Flashcard

an instrument to maintain the classrooms strategycontaining of words, sentences or pictures


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METHOD

Pilot Study

a small experiment design to test logistics andgather information prior to a larger study inorder to improve the latters quality andefficiency( Maryam EslahcarKomachali)

Design

quantitative experimental design by givingpretest and posttest as the measurements


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Participants

50 female Iranian pre-university students at a publicschool in Astaneh

Materials

a general test of language proficiency, apretest/posttest and a questionnaire

Procedures

Divide the participants into two groups control andexperimental

Apply pretest

Give treatment to experimental group

Give a warm up activity

Give post test at the last section


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ScoringAll scoring are done by the researchers


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RESULTS

The mean of experimental groups posttest scores is

larger than the mean of pretest scores there is asignificant progress from the pretest to the posttest

The mean of the two group is similar in pretest but

different in the posttest

The posttest shows that the control and the

experimental group have a significant differenceaccording to their vocabulary knowledge


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GENERAL DISCUSSIONS

After conducting the study, it can be gained thatusing flash card as new method has some benefits:

1. It provides learners with opportunities to encounter

vocabulary repeatedly2. Teaching through vocabulary flash card was also more

memorable because students were motivated by usingthem with each other.

3. It allowed them to learn this vocabulary more effectively

than traditional method.


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LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

First, the study or the language chosen was restricted to pre-universitystudents of a public school in Iran.

Second, the subjects involved in this study were 100 female Iranian pre-university students of a public school in Astaneh.

Third, in this research, the researcher limited the problem to make easierthe research.


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Fourth, the flash card used in this research was limited on the vocabularyflash card that was used to explain new words on the textbook.

Fifth, the researcher did not consider the impact of psychological factorssuch as intelligent, anxiety and motivation on students' learning.

Sixth, the researcher also had to select the vocabularies from their owntextbook because the school didn't let her to use her own vocabularies.


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Fourth, other nationalities can be examined in a new research.

Fifthly, in this study, vocabulary flash card was used to teach vocabularyto pre-university students.

Sixthly, interested researchers can investigate the impact of other typesof alternative flash card techniques on language skills such as pictureflash cards, etc.

Seventhly, it would be fruitful to investigate the relationship betweenvocabulary flash card and students' motivation and retention.


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