Modern Technologies to Foster Vocabulary Acquisition: The Olive Green Course

• Main Author: Anna Mróz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies 2020-01-01
• Series: Półrocznik Językoznawczy Tertium
• Subjects: olive green; vocabulary learning; interactive film; educational game; e-learning platform; self-directed learning
• Online Access: https://journal.tertium.edu.pl/index.php/JaK/article/view/143

This article offers a descriptive analysis of the Olive Green course for innovative self-directed vocabulary learning in a foreign language. It can be considered as an innovative tool since it integrates an interactive film, a game and an e-learning platform. These elements have not previously been available so broadly in other interactive language courses. In the introduction, the phenomenon of technological development and its impact on education is described. Next, the importance of learning vocabulary is discussed. The main part of the article presents an analysis of the Olive Green course. The SuperMemo programme, which is one of its components, is briefly described. In the following section, functionality, interactivity and gamification of the Olive Green course are discussed. Subsequently, ways of self-directed vocabulary learning with the use of various course features are analysed. The discussion of how the course enables the verification and processing of vocabulary is also included. The summary presents the advantages of using the Olive Green course to foster vocabulary learning in a foreign language.