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2. Citation
Zahedi, Y., & Abdi, M. (2012). The Impact of
Imagery Strategy on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary
Learning. Procedia-Social and Behavioral
Sciences, 69, 2264-2272.
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4. Introduction
Background
Purpose
Vocabulary has always been The study aimed to explore if
one of the significant issues imagery strategy was helpful for
lower-intermediate students’
related both with teachers
English vocabulary leaning in
and learners of foreign
comparison to direct translation.
language.
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5. Introduction
Research Question
Does imagery strategy have any significant impact on
Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary learning?
Hypothesis
Using imagery strategy has no significant impact on Iranian
EFL learners’ vocabulary learning.
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6. Literature Review
Vocabulary plays a significant role for
communication, because the communication would be
stopped if people hear or read words that people fail to
understand.
(Scott, Jamieson-Noel, & Asselin, 2003)
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7. Literature Review
Without a sufficient vocabulary, one cannot convey his
messages effectively or express his ideas in both oral and
written form.
(Fauziati, 2005)
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8. Methodology
Nelson English Language test
80people took NELT
40 people scored 70
20 people experiment group
participants
20 people control group
Use the same book
entitled Facts and Figures by
Ackert and Lee (2004)
200 words selected from this book
instruments
Methodology
20 people
experiment
elective course
memory grouptraining
strategy
control
20 people
elective course
group
traditional direct strategy
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9. Methodology
Procedure
selected the
participants from
NELT
Control group:
oral pronunciation of
words, speech, and
direct translation of
words
two
groups, experimental
and control group
One section a
week, totally 16
weeks
experimental group:
create the mental
image of word which
was going to be
taught
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10. Results & Conclusion
Does imagery strategy have any significant impact on Iranian EFL
learners’ vocabulary learning?
It implied that the two groups of the study did not significant in the pre-test in
terms of vocabulary proficiency.
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11. Results & Conclusion
Does imagery strategy have any significant impact on Iranian EFL
learners’ vocabulary learning?
It showed there was no significant difference between two groups, thus, the
vocabulary proficiency in both groups did not differ significantly on the pre-test.
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12. Results & Conclusion
Does imagery strategy have any significant impact on Iranian EFL
learners’ vocabulary learning?
It showed the experimental group outperformed the control group in terms of
vocabulary learning after the treatment.
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13. Results & Conclusion
Does imagery strategy have any significant impact on Iranian EFL
learners’ vocabulary learning?
That is to say considering vocabulary learning and instruction, the difference
between the two groups of the study was statistically significant in the post-test.
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14. Reflection (Future study)
120 participants
in this study
60 students in
experiment
group
60 students in
control group
suffix word
strategy
traditional
strategy
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