The Effect of WeChat-Based Online Instruction on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of online instruction through different mobile applications has become more common in education all over the world. Therefore, this research investigated the potential effects of using WeChat-based online instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge...
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doaj-b8bcce78fc324255849b5d647aae19612021-08-02T00:01:11ZengHindawi LimitedEducation Research International2090-40102021-01-01202110.1155/2021/8825450The Effect of WeChat-Based Online Instruction on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary KnowledgeEhsan Namaziandost0Arash Hashemifardnia1Albina Anvarovna Bilyalova2Doris Fuster-Guillén3Jessica Paola Palacios Garay4Le Thi Ngoc Diep5Hazhari Ismail6Ludmila A. Sundeeva7null Hibana8Oriana Rivera-Lozada9Department of EnglishDepartment of EnglishNaberezhnye Chelny Institute (branch) of Kazan Federal UniversityUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosVan Lang UniversityDepartment in Early Childhood EducationTogliatti State UniversityUIN Sunan Kalijaga YogyakartaUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of online instruction through different mobile applications has become more common in education all over the world. Therefore, this research investigated the potential effects of using WeChat-based online instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. To achieve this objective, 44 Iranian intermediate subjects were picked out among 67 students based on the findings of the Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The subjects were then randomly divided into two equal groups: experimental and control. After assigning the subjects to two groups, they were pretested by a vocabulary test. Then, the experimental group received vocabulary instruction using WeChat application, while the control group received a conventional vocabulary instruction. After the instruction, a vocabulary posttest was given to both groups to assess the effectiveness of the treatment. The gathered data were analyzed through independent samples t-test, one-way ANCOVA, and paired samples t-test. The outcomes attained in this research demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the posttests of both groups in favor of the experimental group. Eventually, the conclusions and the pedagogical implications of this study were explicated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8825450 |
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Ehsan Namaziandost Arash Hashemifardnia Albina Anvarovna Bilyalova Doris Fuster-Guillén Jessica Paola Palacios Garay Le Thi Ngoc Diep Hazhari Ismail Ludmila A. Sundeeva null Hibana Oriana Rivera-Lozada |
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The Effect of WeChat-Based Online Instruction on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge |
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The Effect of WeChat-Based Online Instruction on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge |
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of online instruction through different mobile applications has become more common in education all over the world. Therefore, this research investigated the potential effects of using WeChat-based online instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. To achieve this objective, 44 Iranian intermediate subjects were picked out among 67 students based on the findings of the Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The subjects were then randomly divided into two equal groups: experimental and control. After assigning the subjects to two groups, they were pretested by a vocabulary test. Then, the experimental group received vocabulary instruction using WeChat application, while the control group received a conventional vocabulary instruction. After the instruction, a vocabulary posttest was given to both groups to assess the effectiveness of the treatment. The gathered data were analyzed through independent samples t-test, one-way ANCOVA, and paired samples t-test. The outcomes attained in this research demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the posttests of both groups in favor of the experimental group. Eventually, the conclusions and the pedagogical implications of this study were explicated. |
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