A Study of Computer-Assisted Vocabulary Acquisition

Maryam Bahadorfar

Abstract


The development of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has created the opportunity for exploring the effects of the computer application on foreign language vocabulary acquisition in recent years. This study provides an overview the computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and detailed a developing result of CALL—multimedia. With the application of constructivism theory, the research explores the use of computer software to vocabulary acquisition. It presents a case study that uses survey method to explore the interest level of Iranian EFL learners with the computer software they worked with and their attitudes towards computer application for learning vocabulary. Another purpose of the thesis is to examine the effectiveness of computer application among Iranian EFL learners.

Keywords


vocabulary acquisition, multimedia, CALL References

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