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Enhancing EFL learners’ vocabulary learning through formative assessment: Is the effort worth expending?
Language Learning in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-09-25 , DOI: 10.1515/cercles-2018-0015
Masoomeh Estaji , Mostafa Mirzaii

Abstract Despite widespread agreement among ELT researchers that vocabulary lies at the heart of communicative competence, currently no consensus exists as to how learning of previously presented lexical items can be guaranteed. Given the inconclusiveness of findings, the present study attempted to delve into the differences in the learning of target vocabulary through formative assessment. To this end, 58 EFL learners assigned to two groups (the experimental and control group) took a vocabulary pretest. The target vocabulary was explicitly presented to both groups, and the experimental group underwent formative assessment of this vocabulary through such techniques as concept mapping, oral questioning, and vocabulary quizzes. In order to probe deep into the perceptions of formative assessment, two focus-group interviews were held with 14 participants of the experimental group. Finally, both groups sat a posttest whose results revealed that the participants in the experimental group outperformed the control group in terms of vocabulary learning. The findings showed that formative assessment can enable language learners to apply their newly gained lexical knowledge with syntactic correctness and semantic appropriateness. The interviews indicated that participants had a positive attitude toward formative assessment.

中文翻译:

通过形成性评估增强EFL学习者的词汇学习:值得付出的努力吗?

摘要尽管ELT研究人员普遍认为词汇是交际能力的核心,但在如何保证学习先前提出的词汇项目方面目前尚无共识。考虑到结论的不确定性,本研究试图通过形成性评估来探究目标词汇学习中的差异。为此,分为两组(实验组和对照组)的58名EFL学习者进行了词汇预测。目标词汇表已明确地提供给两组,实验组通过概念映射,口头提问和词汇测验等技术对该词汇表进行了形成性评估。为了深入探讨形成性评估的观念,实验组的14名参与者进行了两次焦点组访谈。最后,两个小组都进行了后测,其结果表明,在词汇学习方面,实验组的参与者优于对照组。研究结果表明,形成性评估可以使语言学习者以句法正确性和语义适当性来应用新近获得的词汇知识。访谈表明,参与者对形成性评估持积极态度。研究结果表明,形成性评估可以使语言学习者以句法正确性和语义适当性来应用新近获得的词汇知识。访谈表明,参与者对形成性评估持积极态度。研究结果表明,形成性评估可以使语言学习者以句法正确性和语义适当性来应用新近获得的词汇知识。访谈表明,参与者对形成性评估持积极态度。
更新日期:2018-09-25
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