An Exploratory Study on Elementary Students' English Vocabulary Learning with Digital Flashcards

• Main Authors: HUANG, PO-CHIA, 黃柏嘉
• Other Authors: HUNG, HSIU-TING
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69664k

碩士 === 國立高雄第一科技大學 === 應用英語系應用語言學與英語教學碩士班 === 106 === The present study aimed to explore English as a foreign language (EFL) elementary school students’ experiences of intentional vocabulary learning with the mediation of a digital flashcard tool in a self-study setting. More specifically, this study adopted a web-based flashcard system, Quizlet, as a Computer Assisted Vocabulary Learning (CAVL) tool through which the students were required to complete an intentional vocabulary learning task as repetition drills at home over four weeks. The data sources of this study included the weekly vocabulary learning logs, the vocabulary learning tests, the vocabulary learning questionnaires, and the individual interviews. The collected data was analyzed using methods of statistical analysis and content analysis. The results revealed that the students who used Quizlet more frequently saw greater gains in vocabulary learning, and a significant correlation between the students’ frequency use of digital flashcard and their vocabulary gains was found. Furthermore, the students had positive attitudes toward using digital flashcards in a self-study setting, and the major benefits of using Quizlet expressed by the students were the various functionalities of the tool, ease of use of the tool, and language learning potential of the tool. Taken together, the findings of this study provide insights for language educators with regard to EFL students’ use and evaluation of learning vocabulary intentionally with the proposed digital flashcard tool. Keywords: Computer Assisted Vocabulary Learning (CAVL); Intentional Vocabulary Learning; Digital Flashcards; English as a Foreign Language (EFL)