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Article: Online Vocabulary Games as a Tool for Teaching and Learning English Vocabulary
Title | Online Vocabulary Games as a Tool for Teaching and Learning English Vocabulary |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Vocabulary Development Educational Games Computer Assisted Instruction Educational Technology Instructional Materials |
Issue Date | 2006 |
Publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/09523987.asp |
Citation | Educational Media International, 2006, v. 43 n. 3, p. 233-249 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Vocabulary learning is often perceived as boring by learners, especially for those who grew up in the digital age. This paper reports a study of the usefulness of online games in vocabulary learning for some undergraduate students. Three teachers and 100 engineering students participated in a quasi-experimental study for approximately nine weeks. The experimental group learnt some vocabulary from two carefully selected web sites with games, while the control group learnt the same vocabulary through activity-based lessons. A pre-test and post-test were conducted in the first and ninth weeks. The findings indicate that the experimental group outperformed the control group statistically in the post-test. The students in the experimental group generally preferred online learning supplemented with digital educational games to conventional activity-based lessons. The teachers thought highly of the online games, but they expressed concern that extra support was required if the online games were adopted as a core part of their teaching. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/205676 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.506 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Yip, FWM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kwan, ACM | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-30T07:21:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-30T07:21:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Educational Media International, 2006, v. 43 n. 3, p. 233-249 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0952-3987 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/205676 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Vocabulary learning is often perceived as boring by learners, especially for those who grew up in the digital age. This paper reports a study of the usefulness of online games in vocabulary learning for some undergraduate students. Three teachers and 100 engineering students participated in a quasi-experimental study for approximately nine weeks. The experimental group learnt some vocabulary from two carefully selected web sites with games, while the control group learnt the same vocabulary through activity-based lessons. A pre-test and post-test were conducted in the first and ninth weeks. The findings indicate that the experimental group outperformed the control group statistically in the post-test. The students in the experimental group generally preferred online learning supplemented with digital educational games to conventional activity-based lessons. The teachers thought highly of the online games, but they expressed concern that extra support was required if the online games were adopted as a core part of their teaching. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/09523987.asp | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Educational Media International | - |
dc.subject | Vocabulary Development | - |
dc.subject | Educational Games | - |
dc.subject | Computer Assisted Instruction | - |
dc.subject | Educational Technology | - |
dc.subject | Instructional Materials | - |
dc.title | Online Vocabulary Games as a Tool for Teaching and Learning English Vocabulary | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Kwan, ACM: cmkwan@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 134982 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 43 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 233 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 249 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0952-3987 | - |