Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Self-regulation via a Mobile Application: An Investigation of the Memrise App
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of the use of mobile application (app) of Memrise on the second language (L2) vocabulary learning and self-regulatory capacity in vocabulary acquisition. In so doing, a sample of 59 Iranian English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) learners f...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,
2018-01-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1640_cb788b9468f1f432b374b7882b7535ef.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850145616345169920 |
|---|---|
| author | Jalil Fathi Forough Alipour Abdulbaset Saeedian |
| author_facet | Jalil Fathi Forough Alipour Abdulbaset Saeedian |
| author_sort | Jalil Fathi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of the use of mobile application (app) of Memrise on the second language (L2) vocabulary learning and self-regulatory capacity in vocabulary acquisition. In so doing, a sample of 59 Iranian English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) learners from two intact classes participated in this quasi-experimental study. The two classes were randomly assigned to the experimental group (N=33) and the control group (N=26). Over a period of 13-week semester, the students in the experimental group made use of Memrise app to learn the new vocabulary items while those in the control group learned the new words traditionally without use of any app or technological devices. The multiple choice recognition test of vocabulary and self-regulating capacity in vocabulary learning scale were administered to collect the data. The findings revealed that Memrise helped students improve their L2 vocabulary learning and self-regulating capacity more than the control group. The findings provide implications for L2 researchers and practitioners. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-eba2b6003bc7419c9fa2d42e866e4e06 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2676-5357 2676-5357 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2018-01-01 |
| publisher | Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies |
| spelling | doaj-art-eba2b6003bc7419c9fa2d42e866e4e062025-08-20T02:28:03ZengImam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies2676-53572676-53572018-01-0151274610.30479/jmrels.2019.10311.12821640Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Self-regulation via a Mobile Application: An Investigation of the Memrise AppJalil Fathi0Forough Alipour1Abdulbaset Saeedian2University of KurdistanAllameh Tabataba’i UniversityAllameh Tabataba’i UniversityThe purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of the use of mobile application (app) of Memrise on the second language (L2) vocabulary learning and self-regulatory capacity in vocabulary acquisition. In so doing, a sample of 59 Iranian English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) learners from two intact classes participated in this quasi-experimental study. The two classes were randomly assigned to the experimental group (N=33) and the control group (N=26). Over a period of 13-week semester, the students in the experimental group made use of Memrise app to learn the new vocabulary items while those in the control group learned the new words traditionally without use of any app or technological devices. The multiple choice recognition test of vocabulary and self-regulating capacity in vocabulary learning scale were administered to collect the data. The findings revealed that Memrise helped students improve their L2 vocabulary learning and self-regulating capacity more than the control group. The findings provide implications for L2 researchers and practitioners.http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1640_cb788b9468f1f432b374b7882b7535ef.pdfMemriseApp learningvocabulary learningself-regulationMALL |
| spellingShingle | Jalil Fathi Forough Alipour Abdulbaset Saeedian Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Self-regulation via a Mobile Application: An Investigation of the Memrise App Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies Memrise App learning vocabulary learning self-regulation MALL |
| title | Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Self-regulation via a Mobile Application: An Investigation of the Memrise App |
| title_full | Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Self-regulation via a Mobile Application: An Investigation of the Memrise App |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Self-regulation via a Mobile Application: An Investigation of the Memrise App |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Self-regulation via a Mobile Application: An Investigation of the Memrise App |
| title_short | Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Self-regulation via a Mobile Application: An Investigation of the Memrise App |
| title_sort | enhancing vocabulary learning and self regulation via a mobile application an investigation of the memrise app |
| topic | Memrise App learning vocabulary learning self-regulation MALL |
| url | http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_1640_cb788b9468f1f432b374b7882b7535ef.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jalilfathi enhancingvocabularylearningandselfregulationviaamobileapplicationaninvestigationofthememriseapp AT foroughalipour enhancingvocabularylearningandselfregulationviaamobileapplicationaninvestigationofthememriseapp AT abdulbasetsaeedian enhancingvocabularylearningandselfregulationviaamobileapplicationaninvestigationofthememriseapp |