The Use of Language Learning Apps as a Didactic Tool for EFL Vocabulary Building

Autor/inn/en	Guaqueta, Cesar A.; Castro-Garces, Angela Yicely
Titel	The Use of Language Learning Apps as a Didactic Tool for EFL Vocabulary Building
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 11 (2018) 2, S.61-71 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Rural Areas; Technology Integration; Teaching Methods; Intervention; Computer Software; Journal Writing; Student Surveys; Vocabulary Development; Mixed Methods Research; High School Students; Language Tests; Computer Mediated Communication; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Schülerbefragung; Wortschatzarbeit; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Language test; Sprachtest; Computerkonferenz; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Kolumbien
Abstract	This study explores the use of language learning apps as a didactic tool for vocabulary building in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. It was developed through a mixed-methods approach, with a concurrent design in order to collect, analyze and validate qualitative and quantitative data. Although there was controversy on the use of technology in the classroom in the rural context where this study was developed, it advocated for practices that could go beyond the classroom boundaries and that were part of students' lives and social realities. The participants were 20 high school students and the intervention was during a six-month period. The data collection instruments included an initial diagnosis and a final development test, eight lessons and eight assessment sessions using language learning apps (Duolingo and Kahoot), eight entries to a research journal and a final survey. In the end, it was possible to provide evidence of the way technology and classroom practices can be allied to effectively foster vocabulary building. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01